Seismic anisotropy above and below the subducting Nazca lithosphere in southern South America

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  MacDougall, Julia G ^a   Fischer, Karen M ^a   Anderson, Megan L ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; WAVE SPLITTING;

ICA; NAZCA; PERU;

EID: 84871556424     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009538     Document Type: Article

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