Fine velocity structure of the upper mantle beneath the Xizang Plateau from tomography and its geological interpretations

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 449-455

  Zhao, Wen Jin ^a   Xue, Guang Qi ^a   Wu, Zhen Han ^a   Zhao, Xun ^a   Liu, Kui ^a   Shi, Da Nian ^a   Mechie, J ^b   Nelson, D ^c   Brown, L ^d   Hearn, T ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delamination; Lithospheric mantle; P wave tomography; Upper mantle structure; Xizang Plateau

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; P-WAVE; TELESEISMIC WAVE; TOMOGRAPHY; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 4143127600     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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