Mapping Moho depth variations in central Italy from PsMoho-P delay times: Evidence of an E-W transition in the Adriatic Moho at 42°N latitude

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3929-3938

  Mele, Giuliana ^a   Di Luzio, Emiliano ^b,c   Di Salvo, Cristina ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Per Le Tecnologie Applicate Ai Beni Culturali Montelibretti   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

central Italy; Moho discontinuity; teleseismic receiver functions

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL ITALY; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; ITALIAN PENINSULA; MOHO DISCONTINUITY; SEISMIC STATION; STATION LOCATION; TELESEISMIC RECEIVER FUNCTIONS; TIME-DIFFERENCES;

GEOPHYSICS;

GEOLOGY;

CRUST-MANTLE BOUNDARY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MOHO; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; TELESEISMIC WAVE; TRAVEL TIME;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; ITALY; TYRRHENIAN COAST;

EID: 84889048605     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ggge.20235     Document Type: Article

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