Deep structure of the Baikal rift zone revealed by joint inversion of gravity and seismology

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Tiberi, C ^a,b   Diament, M ^c   Deverchere J ^d   Petit Mariani, C ^b   Mikhailov, V ^e   Tikhotsky, S ^e   Achauer, U ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^e SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^f Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre   (France)

Author keywords

Baikal rift zone; Gravity; Intracontinental rift; Joint inversion; Lithospheric structures; Seismology

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; DENSITY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; RIFT ZONE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TOPOGRAPHY;

BAIKAL RIFT ZONE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERAI;

EID: 0038503670     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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