Global mantle heterogeneity and its influence on teleseismic regional tomography

Gondwana Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 595-616

  Zhao, Dapeng ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshihiro ^a   Yanada, Takahiro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geophysics; Global tomography; Hotspots; Intraplate volcanism; Lithosphere; Mantle plumes; Regional tomography; Solid Earth; Subducting slabs

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; HETEROGENEITY; HOT SPOT; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE STRUCTURE; P-WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION; POLAR REGION; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TELESEISMIC WAVE; TRIGGER MECHANISM; UPPER MANTLE;

AFRICA; ALASKA; BERING SEA; HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; ICELAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871934458     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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