Variations of upper mantle structure under the Pacific Ocean
Leeds AR, Knopoff L, Kausel EG. 1974. Variations of upper mantle structure under the Pacific Ocean. Science. 186(4159):141-143
The inversion of Rayleigh wave dispersion data for the Pacific Ocean shows that lithospheric thickness increases systematically with age. The lid to the low-velocity channel is very thin or absent near the ridge crest; the low-velocity channel may be absent in the oldest parts of the ocean.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Leeds, A; Knopoff, L; Kausel, E
- Units
- HAVO
- Keywords
- Pacific Plate, Rayleigh Waves, Seismology, Tectonics