P and S velocity structures of the Santorini-Coloumbo volcanic system (Aegean Sea, Greece) obtained by non-linear inversion of travel times and its tectonic implications

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-30

  Dimitriadis, I ^a   Papazachos, C ^a   Panagiotopoulos, D ^a   Hatzidimitriou, P ^a   Bohnhoff, M ^b   Rische, M ^c   Meier, T ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 D velocity structure; Aegean Sea; Low velocity zone; Non linear inversion; Santorini volcanic center; Seismic tomography

Indexed keywords

AEGEAN SEA; LOW-VELOCITY ZONE; NON LINEAR INVERSION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC CENTERS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; EARTHQUAKES; FRACTURE; REEFS; SEISMOGRAPHS; SHEAR WAVES; SUBMARINES; TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

VOLCANOES;

DATA INVERSION; ISLAND ARC; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; NONLINEARITY; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEAMOUNT; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; SEISMOTECTONICS; TECTONIC SETTING; TRAVEL TIME; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; WAVE VELOCITY;

AEGEAN SEA; CYCLADAS; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SANTORIN; SOUTHERN AEGEAN;

EID: 77955089693     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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