Crust and mantle of the Tien Shan from data of the receiver function tomography

Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 639-651

  Vinnik, L P ^a   Aleshin, I M ^a   Kaban, M K ^a   Kiselev, S G ^a   Kosarev, G L ^a   Oreshin, S I ^a   Reigber, Ch ^b  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

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91.30.Ab

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EID: 33747035098     PISSN: 10693513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1069351306080027     Document Type: Article

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