Tomography of crustal P and S travel times across the western United States

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Steck, Lee K ^a   Begnaud, Michael L ^a   Phillips, Scott ^a   Stead, Richard ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TRAVEL TIME; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 81255144884     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008260     Document Type: Article

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