Lithospheric variations across the Superior Province, Ontario, Canada: Evidence from tomography and shear wave splitting

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Frederiksen, A W ^a   Miong, S K ^b   Darbyshire, F A ^c   Eaton, D W ^d   Rondenay, S ^e   Sol, S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERE; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; PLATE MOTION; S-WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; WAVE SPLITTING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 34548543937     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004861     Document Type: Article

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