Images of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system beneath France and their geodynamic implications: A contribution from teleseismic tomography and seismic anisotropy;Des images du systeme lithosphere-asthenosphere sous la France et leurs implications geodynamiques: I'apport de la tomographie telesismique et de l'anisotropie sismique

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-167

  Granet, Michel ^a   Judenherc, Sebastien ^a   Souriau, Annie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

Asthenosphere; Deep Geology; France; Lithosphere; Seismic anisotropy; Seismic tomography

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

FRANCE;

EID: 0034050480     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/171.2.149     Document Type: Article

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