Teleseismic studies of the Canadian landmass: Lithoprobe and its legacy

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 445-461

  Bostock, M G ^a   Eaton, D W ^b   Snyder, D B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONVECTING MANTLE; HIGH VELOCITY; LARGE PARTS; LITHOPROBE TRANSECTS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OCEANIC PLATE; ONTARIO; PLATE MOTIONS; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TELESEISMIC;

STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

ANISOTROPY; CRATON; LITHOPROBE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; PLATE MOTION; SUBDUCTION; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SLAVE PROVINCE;

EID: 77952184702     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E09-040     Document Type: Article

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