Crustal thickening processes in the Central Andes and the different natures of the Moho-discontinuity

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-220

  Giese, P ^a   Scheuber, E ^a   Schilling, F ^a   Schmitz, M ^a,b   Wigger, P ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Fundacion Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismologicas   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL ROOT; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKENING; MOHO; SEISMIC SURVEY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032703037     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(99)00014-0     Document Type: Article

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