Three-dimensional lithospheric structure below the New Zealand Southern Alps

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Kohler, Monica D ^a   Eberhart Phillips, Donna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Lithosphere; P wave velocity; Southern Alps; Uppermost mantle

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TELESEISMIC WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS;

EID: 0037058209     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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