The seismic structure of Precambrian and early Palaeozoic terranes in the Lambert Glacier region, East Antarctica

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 244, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 44-57

  Reading, Anya M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

East Antarctica; Lambert; Receiver functions; Seismic structure; Terranes

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEPTH; GLACIER REGION; ICE SHEET; PALAEOZOIC TERRANES; RECEIVER FUNCTIONS; SEISMIC STRUCTURE; SURFACE GEOLOGY; UPPER LITHOSPHERE;

EARTHQUAKES; GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TECTONICS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

SEISMOLOGY;

PALEOZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TERRANE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; LAMBERT GLACIER;

EID: 33645505380     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.01.031     Document Type: Article

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