Seismic imaging of lithospheric discontinuities and continental evolution

Lithos

Volumn 48, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 1-16

  Bostock, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continental evolution; Craton stabilization; Lithospheric discontinuity; Seismic imaging

Indexed keywords

CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DISCONTINUITY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC SURVEY;

EID: 0033401872     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(99)00020-1     Document Type: Article

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