Seismic crustal structure between the Transylvanian Basin and the Black Sea, Romania

Tectonophysics

Volumn 430, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 1-25

  Hauser, F ^a   Raileanu, V ^b   Fielitz, W ^a   Dinu, C ^c   Landes, M ^a   Bala, A ^b   Prodehl, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EARTH PHYSICS   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Crustal velocity structure; Eastern Carpathians; Moesian Platform; Seismic refraction; Transylvanian Basin; Vrancea zone

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA INTERPRETATION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OROGENY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SUCCESSION; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

BLACK SEA; CARPATHIANS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MOESIAN PLATFORM; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRANSYLVANIAN BASIN; VRANCEA;

EID: 33846333935     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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