Moho map of South America from receiver functions and surface waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Lloyd, Simon ^a   Van Der Lee, Suzan ^a   França, George Sand ^b   Assumpção, Marcelo ^c   Feng, Mei ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; EARTHQUAKE; MAP; MOHO; POISSON RATIO; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SURFACE WAVE; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN SHIELD; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 78649830364     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006829     Document Type: Article

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