Melt-induced seismic anisotropy and magma assisted rifting in Ethiopia: Evidence from surface waves

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Bastow, I D ^a   Pilidou, S ^b   Kendall, J M ^a   Stuart, G W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cyprus   (Cyprus)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Lithosphere; Melt intrusion; Rifting; Seismic anisotropy; Surface wave inversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954077028     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003036     Document Type: Article

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