The P wavespeed structure below and around the Kaapvaal craton to depths of 800 km, from traveltimes and waveforms of local and regional earthquakes and mining-induced tremors

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 132-145

  Simon, R E ^a,b   Wright, C ^a   Kgaswane, E M ^a,d   Kwadiba, M T O ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^c Department of Geological Survey ^*  (Botswana)

^d Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Kaapvaal craton; Seismic wavespeeds; Transition zone; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

CRATON; P-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036787083     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2002.01751.x     Document Type: Article

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