Convection-driven motion of the North American craton: Evidence from P-wave anisotropy

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 278-287

  Bokelmann, Götz H R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Lithosphere; Lithospheric deformation; Mantle convection; Plate tectonics; Traveltime

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE CONVECTION; P-WAVE; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; TRAVEL TIME;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0036162755     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2002.01614.x     Document Type: Article

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