The crustal structure beneath the Central Andean forearc and magmatic arc as derived from seismic studies - the PISCO 94 experiment in northern Chile (21°-23°S)

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-260

  Schmitz, M ^a,d   Lessel, K ^a,e   Giese, P ^a   Wigger, P ^a   Araneda, M ^c   Bribach, J ^b   Graeber, F ^b,f   Grunewald, S ^b   Haberland, C ^a,b   Luth S ^a   Rower P ^b   Ryberg, T ^b   Schulze, A ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d Fundacion Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismologicas   (Venezuela)

^e Casilla 7167   (Bolivia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Andean Moho; Central Andes; Forearc; Hydrated rocks; Lower crust; Magmatic arc; Molten rocks; Seismic refraction; Tomography

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LOWER CRUST; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

CHILE;

EID: 6744268013     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(99)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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