Global significance of a sub-moho boundary layer (SMBL) deduced from high-resolution seismic observations

International Geology Review

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 671-685

  Fuchs, Karl ^a   Tittgemeyer, Marc ^b   Ryberg, Trond ^c   Wenzel, Friedemann ^a   Mooney, Walter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; LITHOSPHERE; MOHO; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0036705426     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.44.8.671     Document Type: Article

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