Crustal structure of the northern Main Ethiopian Rift from receiver function studies

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 259, Issue , 2006, Pages 253-267

  Stuart, Graham W ^a   Bastow, I D ^a   Ebinger, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; CRUSTAL THINNING; MOHO; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; TECTONIC PLATE; UPLIFT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; ETHIOPIAN RIFT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745789479     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.259.01.20     Document Type: Article

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