Seismic Structure Beneath the Wellington Region from Receiver Functions

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Seismic Structure Beneath the Wellington Region from Receiver Functions

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Seismic velocity structures, interpreted as being associated with the Hikurangi subduction system beneath the lower North Island of New Zealand, are imaged using stacked P wave receiver functions computed using teleseismic earthquakes. Receiver functions are a seismological technique that exploits the phenomenon of wave conversion. The upcoming P wave interacts with seismic velocity impedance contrasts below the receiving station to produce polarized P to SV converted phases. The time delay b...

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Masters

Date created

2013

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Hall, Lucy Caroline

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Seismic_Structure_Beneath_the_Wellington_Region_from_Receive...

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Seismology and seismic exploration / Geophysics / Earthquake Seismology / School: School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences / Seismology and Seismic Exploration / Marsden: 260206 Earthquake Seismology / Degree Discipline: Geology / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Science

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