Frequency-dependent shear-wave Q models for the crust of China and surrounding regions

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-36

  Jemberie, Alemayehu L ^a   Mitchell, Brian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Q models; Shear wave

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 8644255874     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-2577-3     Document Type: Article

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