Crustal structures in the central-eastern Alpine sector: A revision of the available DSS data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 157-188

  Scarascia, S ^a   Cassinis, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central eastern Alps; Collision belt; Crustal structure; Explosion seismology; Moho discontinuity; Seismic modelling

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEEP SEISMIC SOUNDING; MOHO; SEISMIC SURVEY;

EUROPE, ALPS;

EID: 0030875303     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00206-5     Document Type: Article

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