Thermal and compositional anomalies beneath the North American continent

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Godey, S ^a   Deschamps, F ^a   Trampert, J ^a   Snieder, R ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA INVERSION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC WAVE; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2542494945     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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