Published April 25, 1970
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Journal Article
How Thick is the Lithosphere?
- Creators
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Kanamori, H.
- Press, Frank
Abstract
A rapid decrease in shear velocity in the suboceanic mantle is used to infer the thickness of the lithosphere. It is proposed that new and highly precise group velocity data constrain the solutions and imply a thickness near 70 km.
Additional Information
© 1970 Nature Publishing Group. Received February 20, 1970. This study was supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency and monitored by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 54599
- DOI
- 10.1038/226330a0
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20150209-161037428
- Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences