Lithospheric structure of Tasmania from a novel form of teleseismic tomography

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Rawlinson, N ^a   Reading, A M ^a   Kennett, B L N ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 33645464724     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003803     Document Type: Article

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