Multiple transition zone seismic discontinuities and low velocity layers below western United States

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2307-2322

  Tauzin, B ^a   Van Der Hilst, R D ^b   Wittlinger, G ^c   Ricard, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

receiver functions; seismic imaging; seismology; transition zone; USArray; western US

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; AMPLITUDE; DISCONTINUITY; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOLOGY; STACKING; SUBDUCTION; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSITION ZONE; UPLIFT; UPPER MANTLE;

CALIFORNIA; IDAHO; NEVADA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84880707594     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrb.50182     Document Type: Article

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