Shear-wave splitting in the crust in Eastern Songpan-Garzê block, Sichuan-Yunnan block and Western Sichuan Basin

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 481-494

  Shi, Yu Tao ^a   Gao, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Yong Jiu ^b   Wang, Hui ^a   Yao, Zhi Xiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SICHUAN PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Crust; Principal compressive stress; Shear wave splitting; Sichuan Basin; Sichuan Yunnan block; Songpan Garz block

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FAULTING; POLARIZATION; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; TIME DELAY;

CRUST; EASTERN TIBETAN PLATEAU; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING; SHEAR-WAVE SPLITTING PARAMETERS; SICHUAN; SICHUAN BASIN; WESTERN SICHUAN BASIN;

SHEAR WAVES;

ACTIVE FAULT; ANISOTROPY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT ZONE; POLARIZATION; S-WAVE; SEISMIC DATA; STRESS ANALYSIS; WAVE SPLITTING;

CHINA; SICHUAN; SICHUAN BASIN; SONGPAN-GANZI FOLD BELT; YUNNAN;

EID: 84878825336     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: 08989591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6038/cjg20130212     Document Type: Article

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