Distinct upper mantle deformation of cratons in response to subduction: Constraints from SKS wave splitting measurements in eastern China

Gondwana Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-53

  Zhao, Liang ^a   Zheng, Tianyu ^a   Lu, Gang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern China; Pacific plate subduction; Seismic anisotropy; Shear wave splitting

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRATON; DEFORMATION; MANTLE SOURCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBDUCTION; UPPER MANTLE; WAVE SPLITTING;

CHINA;

EID: 84869889950     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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