Sedimentary and upper crustal structure of Australia from receiver functions

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-216

  Clitheroe, G ^a   Gudmundsson, O ^b   Kennett, B L N ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Crust; Receiver functions; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DECOLLEMENT; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TELESEISMIC WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034072157     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2000.00774.x     Document Type: Article

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