Seismic structure of Sri Lanka using receiver function analysis: A comparison with other high-grade Gondwana terrains

Gondwana Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 198-202

  Pathak, Arundhati ^a   Ravi Kumar, M ^a   Sarkar, D ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Embassy of India   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mantle transition zone; Poisson's ratio; Receiver functions

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GONDWANA; POISSON RATIO; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZITE; SEISMIC DATA; SILICA; TERRAIN;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 33745667562     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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