A seismic study of lithospheric flexure in the vicinity of Tenerife, Canary Islands

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 431-447

  Watts, A B ^a   Peirce, C ^b   Collier, J ^a,d   Dalwood, R ^a   Canales, J P ^c   Henstock, T J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexure; Lithosphere; Mantle; Oceanic crust; Tenerife; Volcanic arcs

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FLEXURE; LITHOSPHERE; LITHOSPHERIC FLEXURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; OCEANIC CRUST; SEISMIC SURVEY; UPPER MANTLE;

CANARY ISLANDS, TENERIFE;

EID: 0030864443     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(96)00249-x     Document Type: Article

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