Lithospheric structure and composition of the Archean western Superior Province from seismic refraction/wide-angle reflection and gravity modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Musacchio, G ^a   White, D J ^b   Asudeh, I ^b   Thomson, C J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; Lithosphere; Seismic

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA INVERSION; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 2542423030     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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