Determination of crustal structure in central Australia by inversion of traveltime residuals

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 645-662

  McQueen, H W S ^a   Lambeck, K ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Australia; Crustal structure; Inversion; Traveltime anomalies

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; INVERSION; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE; TRAVELTIME;

AUSTRALIA, AMADEUS BASIN;

EID: 0030448489     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb04696.x     Document Type: Article

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