Abstract
Measurements of SKS phase splitting were obtained from nineteen seismic stations in southern California. The fast polarization directions are 53° at the southern end of the Great Valley, 82 ± 8° in the western Transverse Ranges and northern Peninsular Ranges, 95 ± 4° in Mojave Desert, and 70° on San Clemente Island. The splitting time ranges from 0.8 to 1.8 seconds, which is consistent with an anisotropic layer of 100 to 200 km thick for 4% anisotropy.
Recommended Citation
K. H. Liu et al., "SKS Splitting beneath Southern California," Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 767 - 770, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Apr 1995.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1029/95GL00487
Department(s)
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
crustal structure; seismic velocity structure; shear wave splitting; SKS phase; USA, California
Geographic Coverage
Southern California
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0094-8276
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1995 American Geophysical Union (AGU), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Apr 1995
