Receiver functions in the western United States, with implications for upper mantle structure and dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Gilbert, Hersh J ^a   Sheehan, Anne F ^a   Dueker, Kenneth G ^a   Molnar, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mantle composition; Mantle convection; Phase transitions; Upper mantle discontinuities; Wester United States tectonics

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITION; PLATE MOTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE;

(WEST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042885665     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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