The seismic anomaly beneath Iceland extends down to the mantle transition zone and no deeper

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2000, Pages

  Foulger, G R ^a   Pritchard, M J ^a   Julian, B R ^a   Evans, J R ^a   Allen, R M ^a   Nolet, G ^a   Morgan, W J ^a   Bergsson, B H ^a   Erlendsson, P ^a   Jakobsdottir, S ^a   Ragnarsson, S ^a   Stefansson, R ^a   Vogfjord, K ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture zones; Hotspots; Iceland; Magmatism; Mantle transition zone

Indexed keywords

MAGMATISM; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TRANSITION ZONE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ICELAND;

EID: 0033805802     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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