Three-dimensional seismic structure and physical properties of the crust and shallow mantle beneath the East Pacific Rise at 9°30'N

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B10, 2000, Pages 23537-23555

  Dunn, Robert A ^a,c   Toomey, Douglas R ^a   Solomon, Sean C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0001745147     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900210     Document Type: Article

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