Crustal anisotropy from Moho converted Ps wave splitting analysis and geodynamic implications beneath the eastern margin of Tibet and surrounding regions

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 946-957

  Chen, Yun ^a   Zhang, Zhongjie ^a   Sun, Changqing ^b   Badal, José ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Earthquake Administration of Beijing Municipality   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crust mantle deformation; East Tibet; Pms converted phases; Receiver functions; Seismic anisotropy; Shear wave splitting

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL DRIFT; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEODYNAMICS; MOHO; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; SICHUAN; XIZANG; YUNNAN;

EID: 84883749962     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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