Tomographic V p and V s structure of the California Central Coast Ranges, in the vicinity of SAFOD, from controlled-source seismic data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1341-1360

  Ryberg, T ^a   Hole, J A ^b   Fuis, G S ^c   Rymer, M J ^c   Bleibinhaus, F ^d   Stromeyer, D ^a   Bauer, K ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body waves; Continental margins: transform; Controlled source seismology; North America; Seismic tomography; Transform faults

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVES; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTROLLED SOURCE; NORTH AMERICA; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; GRANITE; ROCK DRILLS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMOGRAPHS; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR WAVES; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; SURVEYS; TRANSFORM FAULTS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BODY WAVE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOGRAPH; SEISMOLOGY; TRANSFORM FAULT; UPPER CRUST;

CALIFORNIA; COAST RANGES; SAN ANDREAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865282849     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05585.x     Document Type: Article

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