Crustal structure of the Eastern Alps and their foreland: Seismic model beneath the CEL10/Alp04 profile and tectonic implications

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 279-295

  Grad, M ^a,d   Bruckl E ^b,d   Majdanski M ^a,c   Behm, M ^b,d   Guterch, A ^c,d   Acevedo, S ^d   Aric, K ^d   Asudeh, I ^d   Belinsky, A A ^d   Bleibinhaus, F ^d   Bodoky, T ^d   Broiz M ^d   Chwatal, W ^d   Clowes, R ^d   Czuba, W ^d   Fancsik, T ^d   Fort, F ^d   Gaczynski E ^d   Gebrande, H ^d   Gosar, A ^d   Grassl, H ^d   Hajnal, Z ^d   Harder, S ^d   Hegedus E ^d   Hock, S ^d   Hock V ^d   Hrubcova P ^d   Janik, T ^d   Jentzsch, G ^d   Joergensen, P ^d   Kabas, A ^d   Kaip, G ^d   Keller, G R ^d   Kohlbeck, F ^d   Komminaho, K ^d   Kostiuchenko, S L ^d   Kovacs, A ^d   Kracke, D ^d   Loderer, W ^d   Miller, K C ^d   Morozov, A F ^d   Oreskovic, J ^d   Posgay, K ^d   Rumpfhuber, E M ^d   Schmid, Ch ^d   Schmoller R ^d   Selvi, O ^d   Snelson, C ^d   Spiccak A ^d   Saroda P ^d   Sumanovac P ^d   Takacs E ^d   Thybo, H ^d   Tiira, T ^d   Tomek, C ^d   Ullrich, Ch ^d   Vozar J ^d   Weber, F ^d   Wilde Piorko F ^d   Yliniemi, J ^d   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Body waves; Continental tectonics: compressional; Controlled source seismology; Crustal structure

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BODY WAVE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MOHO; P-WAVE; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC METHOD; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSITION ZONE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UPPER CRUST;

ALPS; AUSTRIA; BOHEMIAN MASSIF; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 63249084858     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.04074.x     Document Type: Article

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