S-wave velocity structure, mantle xenoliths and the upper mantle beneath the Kaapvaal craton

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 171-186

  Larson, Angela Marie ^a,c   Snoke, J Arthur ^a   James, David E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaean; Continental evolution; Inverse theory; Rayleigh waves; Seismic array; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARCHEAN; DATA INVERSION; KIMBERLITE; P-T CONDITIONS; RAYLEIGH WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SURFACE WAVE; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; XENOLITH;

AFRICA; KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33749355682     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03005.x     Document Type: Article

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