Seismicity, structure and rheology of the lithosphere in the Lake Baikal region

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1233-1272

  Emmerson, Brian ^a   Jackson, James ^a   McKenzie, Dan ^a   Priestley, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baikal; Crustal structure; Gravity; Lithosphere; Rheology; Seismicity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; LITHOSPHERE; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMICITY; SOURCE PARAMETERS; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

EURASIA; LAKE BAIKAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 33845321764     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03075.x     Document Type: Article

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