A comprehensive and densely sampled map of shear-wave azimuthal anisotropy in the Aegean-Anatolia region

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 389, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-22

  Paul, Anne ^a   Karabulut, Hayrullah ^b   Mutlu, Ahu Kömec ^b   Salaün, Gwénaëlle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatolia Aegean region; Mantle flow; Seismic anisotropy; SKS wave; Upper mantle structure

Indexed keywords

ANATOLIA-AEGEAN REGION; MANTLE FLOW; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SKS WAVE; UPPER MANTLE STRUCTURE;

ANISOTROPY; DIGITAL STORAGE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

SHEAR WAVES;

BODY WAVE; DEFORMATION; MANTLE STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC DATA; SPATIAL DATA; UPPER MANTLE;

AEGEAN SEA; ANATOLIA; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TURKEY;

EID: 84891666837     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.12.019     Document Type: Article

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