Thermal and compositional structure of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle: Derivation from shear wave seismic tomography

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Deen, Tara J ^a,b   Griffin, W L ^a,c   Begg, G ^a,d,e   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^a   Natapov, L M ^a   Hronsky, J ^a,d,e  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

^e BHP Billiton Minerals Exploration   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continental lithosphere; Geotherms; Lithosphere density; Mantle composition; Seismic tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548525143     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001120     Document Type: Article

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