Seismic structure of the crust and the upper mantle beneath the Himalayas: Evidence for eclogitization of lower crustal rocks in the Indian Plate

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Monsalve, G ^a   Sheehan, A ^a   Rowe, C ^b   Rajaure, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c National Seismological Centre   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; INDIAN PLATE; LOWER CRUST; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TRAVEL TIME; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA; XIZANG;

EID: 55949095970     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005424     Document Type: Article

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