How to make robust splitting measurements for single-station analysis and three-dimensional imaging of seismic anisotropy

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 311-328

  Monteiller, Vadim ^a   Chevrot, Sébastien ^a  

^a IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Body waves; Dynamics of lithosphere and mantle; Mantle processes; Seismic anisotropy

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEODYNAMICS; IMAGING METHOD; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE PROCESS; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC NOISE; SEISMOGRAM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954631122     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04608.x     Document Type: Article

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