Crustal thicknesses in SE Brazilian Shield by receiver function analysis: Implications for isostatic compensation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Assumpção, Marcelo ^a   James, David ^b   Snoke, Arthur ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Crust; Parana basin; San Francisco craton; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; CRATON; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; ISOSTASY; MOHO; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN SHIELD;

EID: 0036201955     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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