Support of high elevation in the southern Basin and Range based on the composition and architecture of the crust in the Basin and Range and Colorado Plateau

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 249, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 62-73

  Frassetto, Andy ^a   Gilbert, Hersh ^a   Zandt, George ^a   Beck, Susan ^a   Fouch, Matthew J ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin and Range; Colorado Plateau; isostasy; metamorphic core complex; receiver function; Vp Vs ratio

Indexed keywords

ISOSTASY; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; OROGENIC COLLAPSE; RECEIVER FUNCTION;

LANDFORMS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; QUARTZ; SEISMIC WAVES; SHEAR WAVES;

TECTONICS;

CRUST; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; TELESEISMIC WAVE; VOLCANISM;

COLORADO PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747848963     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.06.040     Document Type: Article

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