Crustal structure across the transition from rifting to spreading: The Woodlark rift system of Papua New Guinea

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 622-634

  Ferris, Aaron ^a   Abers, Geoffrey A ^a   Zelt, Barry ^b   Taylor, Brian ^c   Roecker, Steve ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Extension; Microearthquakes; Moho discontinuity; Seafloor spreading; Seismic velocities

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; MICROEARTHQUAKE; MOHO; OCEAN BASIN; P-WAVE; RIFTING; S-WAVE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY; TRAVEL TIME;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 33746137710     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02970.x     Document Type: Article

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