North American lithospheric discontinuity structure imaged by <i>Ps</i> and <i>Sp</i> receiver functions

L. Abt, D.; M. Fischer, K.; W. French, S.; A. Ford, H.; Yuan, Huaiyu; Romanowicz, Barbara

doi:10.1029/2009jb006914

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North American lithospheric discontinuity structure imaged by Ps and Sp receiver functions

Published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres • Sep 1, 2010

Authors:

D. L. Abt

K. M. Fischer

S. W. French

Abstract

Sp and Ps converted seismic waves at 93 permanent seismic stations are used to image upper mantle velocity discontinuities across the contiguous United States and portions of southeast Canada and northwest Mexico. Receiver functions are calculated with frequency‐domain deconvolution and migrated wit...

Subject

Geology

Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

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