Back to Search
Start Over
Seismic evidence for a detached Indian lithospheric mantle beneath Tibet
- Source :
- Science
- Publication Year :
- 1999
-
Abstract
- P -to- S converted teleseismic waves recorded by temporary broadband networks across Tibet show a north-dipping interface that begins 50 kilometers north of the Zangbo suture at the depth of the Moho (80 kilometers) and extends to a depth of 200 kilometers beneath the Bangong suture. Under northern Tibet a segmented south-dipping structure was imaged. These observations suggest a different form of detachment of the Indian and Asian lithospheric mantles caused by differences in their composition and buoyancy.
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....959a6ab10d3b8b952947a282151a2384