Seismic anisotropy beneath the Indian continent from splitting of direct S waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Saikia, Dipankar ^a   Ravi Kumar, M ^a   Singh, Arun ^a   Mohan, G ^b   Dattatrayam, R S ^c  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^c INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; EARTHQUAKE; LITHOSPHERE; PLATE MOTION; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; TECTONIC SETTING; WAVE SPLITTING;

INDIAN SHIELD;

EID: 78650491936     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB007009     Document Type: Article

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