Seismic evidence for the stratified lithosphere in the south of the North China Craton

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 570-582

  Wang, Pan ^a   Xu, Mingjie ^a   Wang, Liangshu ^a   Mi, Ning ^a   Yu, Dayong ^a   Li, Hua ^a   Li, Cheng ^a   Bao, Xuewei ^a   Huang, Tao ^a   Huang, Hui ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; CRATON; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MESOZOIC; PARTIAL MELTING; POLARIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION; UPPER MANTLE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84880421655     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008946     Document Type: Article

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