A top to bottom lithospheric study of Africa and Arabia

Tectonophysics

Volumn 444, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 27-44

  Pasyanos, Michael E ^a   Nyblade, Andrew A ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congo Craton; Crust; Group velocity; Lithosphere; Moho; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRATON; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; CRUSTAL THINNING; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MOHO; RIFTING; SURFACE WAVE; UPPER MANTLE;

AFRICA; ARABIAN PENINSULA; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 35148878628     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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