Depth constraints on azimuthal anisotropy in the Great Basin from Rayleigh-wave phase velocity maps

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 289, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 467-478

  Beghein, Caroline ^a   Snoke, J Arthur ^b   Fouch, Matthew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anisotropy; asthenosphere; crust; Great Basin; lithosphere; Rayleigh waves; USArray

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC PHASE; ANISOTROPIC STRUCTURE; ASTHENOSPHERIC FLOW; AZIMUTHAL ANISOTROPY; CIRCULAR PATTERN; CRUST; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DEPTH CONSTRAINTS; DISPERSION MEASUREMENTS; FAST AXIS; GREAT BASIN; IN-PHASE; ISOTROPIC PHASE; LITHOSPHERE-ASTHENOSPHERE BOUNDARY; LITHOSPHERIC; LOW ANISOTROPY; MANTLE FLOW; RAYLEIGH; RAYLEIGH-WAVE PHASE VELOCITY; RECEIVER FUNCTIONS; SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING; SIMILAR PATTERN; UPPER MANTLE; UPPERMOST MANTLE; VELOCITY MAPS; WALKER LANE; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

ANISOTROPY; DEFORMATION; IGNEOUS ROCKS; PHASE VELOCITY; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR WAVES; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VELOCITY;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ASTHENOSPHERE; AZIMUTH; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEOPHYSICAL ARRAY; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE PROCESS; MANTLE STRUCTURE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMOLOGY; UPPER MANTLE; UPWELLING; WAVE SPLITTING; WAVE VELOCITY;

GREAT BASIN; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73449102806     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.11.036     Document Type: Article

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