A global study of transition zone thickness using receiver functions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Lawrence, Jesse F ^a   Shearer, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; ESTIMATION METHOD; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; P-WAVE; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRANSITION ZONE;

EID: 33750525269     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003973     Document Type: Article

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