The shear-wave velocity structure of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system in the Iberian area and surroundings

Rendiconti Lincei

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-231

  Raykova, Reneta Blagoeva ^a,b   Panza, Giuliano Francesco ^b,c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Iberian Peninsula; Lamproites; Lithosphere asthenosphere system; Moho boundary; Non linear inversion

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; SHEAR WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; LAMPROITES; LITHOSPHERE-ASTHENOSPHERE SYSTEM; MOHO BOUNDARY; NON LINEAR INVERSION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84857046649     PISSN: 20374631     EISSN: 17200776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12210-010-0077-1     Document Type: Article

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