Characterization of the D″ beneath the Galapagos Islands using SKKS and SKS waveforms

Earthquake Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-99

  Elizabeth, Vanacore ^a,b   Fenglin, Niu ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

anisotropy; D structure; differential travel time residuals; plume formation; SKKS SKS

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952568354     PISSN: 16744519     EISSN: 18678777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11589-011-0772-8     Document Type: Article

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