Crustal layer of seismic velocity 6.9 to 7.6 kilometers per second under the deep oceans
Maynard GL. 1970. Crustal layer of seismic velocity 6.9 to 7.6 kilometers per second under the deep oceans. Science. 168(3927):120-121
Refraction measurements made in the deep ocean between the Marshall and Hawaiian islands reveal a layer of seismic velocity 7.3 kilometers per second between the 6.8 kilometer per second oceanic crustal layer and the mantle. This layer, normally masked as a second arrival, is revealed by continuous air gun refraction data. The layer may be widespread in the deep oceans.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Maynard, G
- Units
- HAVO
- Keywords
- Hawaiian Archipelago, Pacific Plate, Seismology, Tectonics