Constraints on the interpretation of S-to-P receiver functions

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 969-980

  Wilson, David C ^a   Angus, D A ^b   Ni, James F ^b   Grand, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Converted phases; Receiver functions; Teleseismic phases

Indexed keywords

CRUST; FORWARD MODELING; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; TELESEISMIC WAVE; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 33745940151     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02981.x     Document Type: Article

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