Crustal structure beneath the gravity lineations in the Gravity Lineations, Intraplate Melting, Petrologic and Seismic Expedition (GLIMPSE) study area from seismic refraction data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Holmes, R Chadwick ^a   Webb, Spahr C ^a   Forsyth, Donald W ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DECOMPRESSION; GRAVITY FIELD; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; PACIFIC PLATE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TELESEISMIC WAVE; UPWELLING; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34548531103     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004685     Document Type: Article

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