Evidence for local variations in the depth to the 410 km discontinuity beneath Albuquerque, New Mexico

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B5, 2000, Pages 10847-10856

  Gurrola, Harold ^a   Minster, J Bernard ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE;

EID: 17044413275     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900023     Document Type: Article

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