Seismic velocity structure of the rifted margin of the eastern Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Van Avendonk, Harm J A ^a   Holbrook, W Steven ^b   Nunes, Gregory T ^c   Shillington, Donna J ^d   Tucholke, Brian E ^e   Louden, Keith E ^f   Larsen, Hans Christian ^g   Hopper, John R ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^f DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DATA INVERSION; OCEAN-CONTINENT TRANSITION; RIFTING; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; FLEMISH CAP; GRAND BANKS; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34547919276     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004156     Document Type: Article

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