Seismic tomography shows that upwelling beneath Iceland is confined to the upper mantle

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 504-530

  Foulger, G R ^a,e   Pritchard, M J ^b   Julian, B R ^c   Evans, J R ^d   Allen, R M ^b   Nolet, G ^c   Morgan, W J ^d   Bergsson, B H ^a   Erlendsson, P ^c   Jakobsdottir, S ^b   Ragnarsson, S ^d   Stefansson, R ^a   Vogfjord K ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

^e National Energy Authority Reykjavik   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Hotspot; Iceland; Plume; Seismic tomography; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

HOT SPOT; PLUME; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; UPPER MANTLE; UPWELLING;

ICELAND;

EID: 0034901427     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0956-540X.2001.01470.x     Document Type: Article

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