Thermal structure of continental upper mantle inferred from S-wave velocity and surface heat flow

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 395-407

  Röhm, Axel H E ^a   Snieder, Roel ^a,b   Goes, Saskia ^a   Trampert, Jeannot ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Geothermal gradient; Heat flow; Lithosphere; Surface waves; Tomography; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STRUCTURE; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033810981     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00209-0     Document Type: Article

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