Seismic structure of the Tengchong volcanic area southwest China from local earthquake tomography

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 239-240, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-91

  Xu, Yi ^a   Yang, Xiaotao ^a   Li, Zhiwei ^a   Liu, Jianhua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Local tomography; Longling earthquake; Seismic structure; Tengchong volcanoes

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT ZONE; HIGH STRENGTH; HIGH VELOCITY; HOLOCENES; LATE MIOCENE; LATERAL VARIATIONS; LOCAL TOMOGRAPHY; LOW VELOCITIES; LOW-VELOCITY ZONE; MAGMA SOURCES; METAMORPHIC BELTS; P-WAVE ARRIVAL; PLEISTOCENE; SEISMIC STRUCTURE; SOLIDIFIED MAGMA; SOUTHWEST CHINA; STRESS ACCUMULATION; TEMPORARY NETWORKS; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES; VOLCANIC AREAS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

FAULTING; TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY; VOLCANOES;

EARTHQUAKES;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; HEAT FLOW; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; MAGMA; P-WAVE; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC ZONE; UPPER CRUST; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CHINA; LONGLING; SALWEEN RIVER; TENGCHONG; YUNNAN;

EID: 84863083906     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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