The crust-mantle transition and the Moho beneath the Vogtland/West Bohemian region in the light of different seismic methods

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 275-294

  Hrubcová, Pavla ^a   Geissler, Wolfram H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bohemian Massif; Crustal structure; Eger Rift; Moho; Receiver function; Refraction and wide angle reflection; Seismic methods; Vogtland West Bohemia

Indexed keywords

CODA; CRUST-MANTLE BOUNDARY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LOWER CRUST; MOHO; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC METHOD; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; TRANSITION ZONE;

BOHEMIAN MASSIF; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; VOGTLAND;

EID: 68349127015     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-009-0018-6     Document Type: Article

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