Variety and spatial heterogeneity of tectonic tremor worldwide

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Ide, Satoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; INTERFACE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC MIGRATION; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC PLATE; TECTONIC SETTING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CASCADIA MARGIN; CHILE; CHINA; JAPAN; KYUSHU; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NANKAI; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; TIANJIN;

EID: 84858019912     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008840     Document Type: Article

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