Differences in the crustal and uppermost mantle structure of the bohemian massif from teleseismic receiver functions

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-107

  Wilde Piorko M ^a   Saul, J ^b   Grad, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bohemian Massif; Broadband seismology; Crustal structure; Inversion; Mantle structure; Moho depth; Receiver function

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TELESEISMIC WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

BOHEMIAN MASSIF; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11444252640     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-005-1627-3     Document Type: Article

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