Lithospheric deformation of continental China from Rayleigh wave azimuthal anisotropy

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-268

  Yi, Gui Xi ^a,b   Yao, Hua Jian ^c   Zhu, Jie Shou ^b   Van Der Hilst, Robert D ^c  

^a Earthquake Administration of Sichuan Province   (China)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Azimuthal anisotropy; Continental china; Lithospheric deformation; Phase velocity; Rayleigh waves

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OROGENIC BELT; PHASE VELOCITY; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE WAVE;

CHINA;

EID: 77953931661     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2010.02.04     Document Type: Article

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