Lithospheric and upper mantle stratifications beneath Tibet: New insights from Sp conversions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2004, Pages

  Wittlinger, G ^a   Farra, V ^b   Vergne, J ^c  

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

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

^c LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

7203 Seismology: Body wave propagation; 7205 Seismology: Continental crust (1242); 7218 Seismology: Lithosphere and upper mantle

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE WAVES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

LITHOSPHERES; MANTLE; PLATEAU; SHEAR-WAVE VELOCITY;

THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STRATIFICATION; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD; XIZANG;

EID: 11044226864     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020955     Document Type: Article

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