Upper mantle velocity structure beneath the Tibetan Plateau from Pn travel time tomography

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B1, 1997, Pages 493-505

  McNamara, D E ^a,b,c   Walter, W R ^a   Owens, T J ^a   Ammon, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; MANTLE (UPPER); MANTLE LID; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STRUCTURE; TECTONICS;

CHINA, TIBETAN PLATEAU;

EID: 0038052572     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02112     Document Type: Article

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