Teleseismic P-wave tomogram of the Yellowstone plume

Yuan H and Dueker K. 2005. Teleseismic P-wave tomogram of the Yellowstone plume. Geophysical Research Letters. 32(L07304):1-4

New data set of teleseismic P-wave travel-times from three PASSCAL seismic deployments around the Yellowstone hotspot reveals a 100 km diameter upper mantle plume that extends from the Yellowstone volcanic caldera to 500 km depth and dips 20 degrees to the northwest.

Type
Journal Article
Authors
Yuan, Huaiyu; Dueker, Ken
Units
CRMO , YELL
Keywords
caldera, dome, hotspot, PASSCAL, plume, P-wave, seismic, Snake River Plain, SRP, subduction zone, tomogram, Yellowstone

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