Deep structure and seismogenesis of the north-south seismic zone in southwest China

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Wang, Zhi ^a   Zhao, Dapeng ^b   Wang, Jian ^c  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; FORELAND BASIN; LOWER CRUST; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMOLOGY; SEISMOTECTONICS; TELESEISMIC WAVE; TRANSITION ZONE; UPPER MANTLE; WAVE VELOCITY;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SICHUAN; SICHUAN BASIN; SONGPAN-GANZI FOLD BELT; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 79251570562     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007797     Document Type: Article

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