Seismic velocity structure of crustal intrusions in the Danish Basin

Tectonophysics

Volumn 572-573, Issue , 2012, Pages 64-75

  Thybo, H ^a   Nielsen, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Continental extension; Crustal intrusions; Danish Basin; Moho; Refraction seismology; Upper mantle velocity

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL EXTENSION; CRUSTAL INTRUSIONS; DANISH BASIN; MOHO; REFRACTION SEISMOLOGY; UPPER MANTLE;

REFRACTION; REVERBERATION; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY;

VELOCITY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GABBRO; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MOHO; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE; TRANSTENSION; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

DENMARK; NORWAY;

EID: 84866847911     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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