Lithospheric structure of the Pilbara Craton, Capricorn Orogen and northern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, from teleseismic receiver functions

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 439-445

  Reading, A M ^a   Kennett, B L N ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capricorn Orogen; Pilbara Craton; Receiver function; Seismic structure; Yilgarn Craton

Indexed keywords

CRATON; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MOHO; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0042202622     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2003.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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