P and S wave velocity and V p/ V s in the wake of the Yellowstone hot spot

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Schutt, Derek L ^a   Humphreys, Eugene D ^b  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hot spot; Snake River Plain; Tomography; Upper mantle; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

HOT SPOT; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 2542437792     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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