Lithospheric structure variations between the eastern and central North China Craton from S- and P-receiver function migration

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 173, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 216-227

  Chen, Ling ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Lithospheric structure; North China Craton; North South Gravity Lineament; P receiver functions; S receiver functions

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; LANDFORMS; MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WAVE EQUATIONS;

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NORTH CHINA CRATON; NORTH-SOUTH GRAVITY LINEAMENT; P-RECEIVER FUNCTIONS; S-RECEIVER FUNCTIONS;

TECTONICS;

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MODELING; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC MIGRATION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; WAVE EQUATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; TAIHANG MOUNTAINS;

EID: 62749097900     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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