The ZH ratio method for long-period seismic data: Inversion for S-wave velocity structure

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 413-424

  Yano, Tomoko ^a   Tanimoto, T ^a   Rivera, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

Author keywords

Seismic tomography; Surface waves and free oscillations; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

DATA INVERSION; EIGENVALUE; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SURFACE WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CROZET ISLANDS; FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; REUNION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349980671     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04293.x     Document Type: Article

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