Mantle structure and composition to 800-km depth beneath southern Africa and surrounding oceans from broadband body waves

Lithos

Volumn 71, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 353-367

  Simon, R E ^a,b   Wright, C ^a   Kwadiba, M T O ^a,c   Kgaswane, E M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^c Department of Geological Survey ^*  (Botswana)

^d Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body waves; Discontinuities; Kaapvaal craton; Low wavespeed zone; Transition zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999143077     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: 18726143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(03)00121-X     Document Type: Article

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