The thermal structure of the lithosphere from shear wave velocities

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 244, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 285-301

  Priestley, Keith ^a   McKenzie, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diamonds; Lithosphere; Mantle temperature; Rayleigh wave tomography

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE TEMPERATURE; RAYLEIGH WAVE TOMOGRAPHY;

DIAMONDS; EARTH (PLANET); ESTIMATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SHEAR WAVES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TECTONICS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

GEOPHYSICS;

DIAMOND; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 33645514837     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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