Using overlapping sonobuoy data from the Ross Sea to construct a 2D deep crustal velocity model

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-32

  Selvans, M M ^a,c   Clayton, R W ^a   Stock, J M ^a   Granot, R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

2D velocity model; Crustal structure; Finite difference; Multi channel seismic; Ross Sea; Sonobuoy

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FINITE DIFFERENCE; MULTI-CHANNEL SEISMIC; ROSS SEA; SONOBUOY; VELOCITY MODEL;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEISMOLOGY;

VELOCITY;

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CURRENT VELOCITY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; OCEANIC CRUST; OCEANIC CURRENT; SHIP HANDLING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84858152572     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-011-9143-z     Document Type: Article

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