Modification of continental lithosphere by tectonic processes: A tomographic image of central North America

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1051-1066

  Frederiksen, A W ^a   Bollmann, T ^b   Darbyshire, F ^c   Van Der Lee, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laurentia; lithosphere; rift; Superior; tomography

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ANOMALY; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LAURENTIA; OROGENY; P-WAVE; PRECAMBRIAN; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TECTONICS; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

CANADA; MANITOBA; MINNESOTA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUPERIOR PROVINCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876944448     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrb.50060     Document Type: Article

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