Deep crustal structure of the Indian shield from joint inversion of P wave receiver functions and Rayleigh wave group velocities: Implications for Precambrian crustal evolution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Julia J ^a,b   Jagadeesh, S ^c   Rai, S S ^c   Owens, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LITHOLOGY; P-WAVE; PRECAMBRIAN; RAYLEIGH WAVE; S-WAVE; UPPER CRUST; UPPER MANTLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN SHIELD; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 72049106355     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB006261     Document Type: Article

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