An S receiver function analysis of the lithospheric structure in South America

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2007, Pages

  Heit, B ^a   Sodoudi, F ^a   Yuan, X ^a   Bianchi, M ^b   Kind, R ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; LITHOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

ASTHENOSPHERE; LITHOSPHERE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MOHO; S-WAVE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548573160     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL030317     Document Type: Article

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