Deep structural heterogeneities and the tectonic evolution of the Abruzzi region (Central Apennines, Italy) revealed by microseismicity, seismic tomography, and teleseismic receiver functions

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 295, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 462-476

  Chiarabba, C ^a   Bagh, S ^a   Bianchi, I ^a   De Gori, P ^a   Barchi, M ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abruzzi; Microseismicity; Receiver functions; Tomography

Indexed keywords

APENNINES; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EXISTING STRUCTURE; FAULT SYSTEM; FOLD BELTS; MESOZOIC; MICROSEISMICITY; NORMAL FAULT SYSTEM; NORMAL FAULTS; RECEIVER FUNCTIONS; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; S-WAVE VELOCITY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL HETEROGENEITY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TELESEISMIC RECEIVER FUNCTIONS; TRIASSIC;

EARTHQUAKES; HYDRATES; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC WAVES; TECTONICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

TOMOGRAPHY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; MESOZOIC; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

ABRUZZI; APENNINES; ITALY;

AQUILA;

EID: 77953708554     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.04.028     Document Type: Article

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