Deep probe: Imaging the roots of western North America

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 375-398

  Gorman, Andrew R ^a   Clowes, Ron M ^a   Ellis, Robert M ^a   Henstock, Timothy J ^a   Spence, George D ^a   Keller, G Randy ^a   Levander, Alan ^a   Snelson, Catherine M ^a   Burianyk, Michael J A ^a   Kanasewich, Ernest R ^a   Asudeh, Isa ^a   Hajnal, Zoltan ^a   Miller, Kate C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GEOPHYSICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; REFRACTION; ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

LITHOSPHERIC BLOCKS;

EARTH SCIENCES;

ARCHEAN; LAURENTIA; LITHOPROBE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; PROTEROZOIC; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UNDERPLATING; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CANADA;

EID: 18344383689     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e01-064     Document Type: Article

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