Observations of S410p and S350p phases at seismograph stations in California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Vinnik, Lev ^a   Ren, Yong ^b,c   Stutzmann, Eleonore ^b   Farra, Veronique ^b   Kiselev, Sergey ^a  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; DATA SET; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMOGRAPH; SEISMOLOGY; TRAVEL TIME; UPPER MANTLE;

CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905352662     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006582     Document Type: Article

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