Seismic characteristics of central Brazil crust and upper mantle: A deep seismic refraction study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Soares, José E ^a   Berrocal, Jesus ^b   Fuck, Reinhardt A ^a   Mooney, Walter D ^c   Ventura, Dhébora B R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MOHO; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMICITY; TRAVEL TIME; UPPER MANTLE;

BRAZIL; SAO FRANCISCO CRATON; SOUTH AMERICA; TOCANTINS;

EID: 34547886195     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003769     Document Type: Article

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