Super-deep low-velocity layer beneath the Arabian plate

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Vinnik, L ^a   Kumar, M Ravi ^b   Kind, R ^a   Farra, V ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; GEOPHYSICS;

MANTLE LAYERS; ARABIAN PLATES; GULF OF ADEN; LOW VELOCITY LAYERS; RECEIVER FUNCTIONS; S VELOCITY; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SIBERIAN PLATFORM; TUNGUSKA BASIN;

GEOPHYSICS; EARTH SCIENCES;

ARABIAN PLATE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0141650350     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016590     Document Type: Article

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