Azimuthal Variation in the Surface-Wave Velocity in the Arabian Plate
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Data, Methodology and Results
3. Interpretation and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Thickness (km) | α (km/s) | β (km/s) | ρ (g/cm3) |
---|---|---|---|
5 | 5.63 | 3.25 | 2.30 |
5 | 5.72 | 3.30 | 2.77 |
20 | 6.58 | 3.80 | 2.85 |
25 | 7.36 | 4.25 | 3.20 |
45 | 7.88 | 4.55 | 3.35 |
60 | 7.45 | 4.30 | 3.40 |
100 | 8.31 | 4.80 | 3.53 |
140 | 8.31 | 4.80 | 3.60 |
100 | 9.41 | 5.09 | 3.64 |
100 | 9.72 | 5.26 | 3.84 |
40 | 9.97 | 5.26 | 4.08 |
30 | 10.54 | 5.70 | 4.16 |
130 | 10.68 | 5.85 | 4.22 |
200 | 11.10 | 6.26 | 4.43 |
200 | 11.48 | 6.44 | 4.61 |
200 | 11.78 | 6.54 | 4.74 |
200 | 12.06 | 6.64 | 4.83 |
12.32 | 6.75 | 4.92 |
Depth (km) | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 4 | Region 5 | Region 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10–30 | 1.08 ± 0.08 | 1.05 ± 0.08 | 1.29 ± 0.10 | 1.25 ± 0.11 | 1.27 ± 0.10 | 1.05 ± 0.08 |
30–55 | 1.20 ± 0.10 | 1.02 ± 0.07 | 1.02 ± 0.07 | 1.00 ± 0.08 | 1.14 ± 0.07 | 1.05 ± 0.09 |
55–100 | 1.27 ± 0.10 | 1.14 ± 0.08 | 1.09 ± 0.07 | 1.09 ± 0.07 | 1.13 ± 0.07 | 1.00 ± 0.09 |
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Corchete, V. Azimuthal Variation in the Surface-Wave Velocity in the Arabian Plate. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 5142. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14125142
Corchete V. Azimuthal Variation in the Surface-Wave Velocity in the Arabian Plate. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(12):5142. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14125142
Chicago/Turabian StyleCorchete, Víctor. 2024. "Azimuthal Variation in the Surface-Wave Velocity in the Arabian Plate" Applied Sciences 14, no. 12: 5142. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14125142
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