Three-dimensional P velocity structures of the lithosphere beneath Taiwan from the analysis of TAIGER and related seismic data sets

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Kuo Chen, Hao ^a   Wu, Francis T ^a   Roecker, Steven W ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; EURASIAN PLATE; LITHOSPHERE; P-WAVE; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMIC DATA; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UPPER MANTLE; WAVE VELOCITY;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84862289374     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB009108     Document Type: Article

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