Structure of the lithospheric mantle beneath the Trans-Hudson Orogen, Canada

Tectonophysics

Volumn 288, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 93-104

  Németh, Balázs ^a   Hajnal, Zoltan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Lithosphere; Ray tracing; Reflection; Seismic refraction; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

HUDSONIAN OROGENY; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC PROFILE;

CANADA;

EID: 0031866481     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00286-2     Document Type: Article

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