Crustal shear velocity structure of the western US
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چکیده
F.-C. Lin, Center for Imaging the Earth’s Interior, Department of Physics, University of Colorado, 390 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80390-0390, USA. ([email protected]) M. P. Moschetti, Center for Imaging the Earth’s Interior, Department of Physics, University of Colorado, 390 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80390-0390, USA. ([email protected]) M. H. Ritzwoller, Center for Imaging the Earth’s Interior, Department of Physics, University of Colorado, 390 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80390-0390, USA. ([email protected]) Y. Yang, Center for Imaging the Earth’s Interior, Department of Physics, University of Colorado, 390 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80390-0390, USA. ([email protected])
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