The crustal thickness of West Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 378-395

  Chaput, J ^a   Aster, R C ^b,c   Huerta, A ^d   Sun, X ^e,f   Lloyd, A ^e   Wiens, D ^e   Nyblade, A ^g   Anandakrishnan, S ^g   Winberry, J P ^d   Wilson, T ^h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^g PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

receiver functions; seismology; West Antarctica

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT NOISE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; CRUSTAL THINNING; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GPS; ICE SHEET; ISOSTASY; RIFT ZONE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEISMOLOGY; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; ANTARCTICA; MARIE BYRD LAND; TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84896802571     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010642     Document Type: Article

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