Upper-mantle velocity structure of the lower Great Lakes region

Tectonophysics

Volumn 420, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 267-281

  Aktas, Kadircan ^a   Eaton, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grenville orogen; Mantle plume; Tomography; Upper mantle velocity

Indexed keywords

GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; MANTLE PLUME; P-WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TRAVEL TIME; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745113209     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.01.020     Document Type: Article

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