Seismic anisotropy beneath stable continental interiors

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors - Tập 158 - Trang 292-320 - 2006
Matthew J. Fouch1, Stéphane Rondenay2
1School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
2Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

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