Evaluation of crustal and upper mantle structures using receiver function analysis: ISM broadband observatory data

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-80

  Kayal, J R ^a   Srivastava, V K ^a   Kumar, P ^b   Chatterjee, Rima ^a   Khan, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Broadband seismograms; Crust and upper mantle; Moho discontinuity; Receiver function; Teleseismic events

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DATA INVERSION; MOHO; SEISMIC NOISE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOGRAM; SEISMOLOGY; TELESEISMIC WAVE; UPPER MANTLE;

DHANBAD; INDIA; INDIAN SHIELD; JHARKHAND;

EID: 80052684357     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-011-0069-5     Document Type: Article

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