A comparison of cratonic roots through consistent analysis of seismic surface waves

Lithos

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 81-95

  Pedersen, H A ^a   Fishwick, S ^b,c   Snyder, D B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composition of the Continental lithosphere; Continent; Continental lithosphere; Craton; Inversion; Surface waves

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRATON; DATA INVERSION; PARAMETERIZATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC WAVE;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; KAAPVAAL CRATON; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SLAVE PROVINCE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 61849159359     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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