Evaluating contributions to SK(K)S splitting from lower mantle anisotropy: A case study from station DBIC, Côte D'ivoire

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1030-1040

  Lynner, Colton ^a   Long, Maureen D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Summary of events used in the study; With their associated splitting parameters

Indexed keywords

EARTH'S MANTLE; GAINING INSIGHTS; LOWER MANTLE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC STATION; SEISMOGRAPH NETWORKS; SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING; SPLITTING PATTERNS; SUMMARY OF EVENTS USED IN THE STUDY; UPPER MANTLE; UPPER MANTLE ANISOTROPY; WITH THEIR ASSOCIATED SPLITTING PARAMETERS;

D REGION; SHEAR WAVES;

ANISOTROPY;

DEFORMATION; MANTLE STRUCTURE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; UPPER MANTLE; WAVE SPLITTING;

COTE D'IVOIRE;

EID: 84862132017     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: 19433573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120110255     Document Type: Article

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