Mapping P-wave anisotropy of the Honshu arc from Japan Trench to the back-arc

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 396-407

  Wang, Jian ^a   Zhao, Dapeng ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Honshu arc; Olivine; P wave anisotropy; Subducting Pacific slab; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; CONTINENTAL ARC; DEHYDRATION; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; MARINE SEDIMENT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC CRUST; OLIVINE; P-WAVE; PACIFIC PLATE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

HONSHU; JAPAN; JAPAN TRENCH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 77954141917     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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