The Australian continental upper mantle: Structure and deformation inferred from surface waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B11, 2000, Pages 25423-25450

  Debayle, E ^a,b,c   Kennett, B L N ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANTLE STRUCTURE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE;

AUSTRALASIA;

EID: 0034518154     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900212     Document Type: Article

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