Moho depth variation in southern California from teleseismic receiver functions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B2, 2000, Pages 2969-2980

  Zhu, Lupei ^a   Kanamori, Hiroo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MOHO; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034628312     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900322     Document Type: Article

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