The thin hot plume beneath Iceland

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-63

  Allen, Richard M ^a   Nolet, Guust ^a   Morgan, W Jason ^a   Vogfjörd, Kristín ^a   Bergsson, Bergur H ^b   Erlendsson, Pálmi ^b   Foulger, G R ^c   Jakobsdóttir, Steinunn ^b   Julian, Bruce R ^d   Pritchard, Matt ^c   Ragnarsson, Sturla ^b   Stefánsson, Ragnar ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veôurstofa Íslands ^*  (Iceland)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Diffraction; Plume; S waves; Spectral analysis; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

HOT SPOT; MANTLE PLUME; SEISMIC SURVEY;

ICELAND;

EID: 0033042720     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00753.x     Document Type: Article

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