Rayleigh wave phase-velocity heterogeneity and multilayered azimuthal anisotropy of the Superior Craton, Ontario

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 215-234

  Darbyshire, Fiona A ^a   Lebedev, Sergei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cratons; Dynamics of lithosphere and mantle; Seismic anisotropy; Surface waves and free oscillations

Indexed keywords

DATA INVERSION; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; PHASE VELOCITY; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; UPPER MANTLE;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; GRENVILLE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 58149194766     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03982.x     Document Type: Article

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