Moho depth variation in Taiwan from teleseismic receiver functions

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 286-291

  Wang, Hsiao Lan ^a   Zhu, Lupei ^b   Chen, How Wei ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Saint Louis University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crustal thickness; H stacking; Receiver function; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND DATA; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DEPTH DETERMINATION; EURASIAN PLATE; MOHO; OCEANIC CRUST; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; STACKING; SUTURE ZONE; TELESEISMIC WAVE; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 70350348359     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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