Understanding of secular evolution of the Earth system is based largely on the rock and
mineral archive preserved in the continental lithosphere. Based on the frequency and range …

Geophysical, petrological, and geochemical data provide important clues about the
composition of the deep continental crust. On the basis of seismic refraction data, we divide …

An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structures is an introduction to
seismology and its role in the earth sciences, and is written for advanced undergraduate and …

Broadband receiver functions developed from teleseismic P waveforms recorded on the
midperiod passband of Regional Seismic Test Network station RSCP are inverted for …

Despite its importance to the study of continental crustal evolution, the composition of the
lower part of the Earth's crust remains poorly known, largely because of the difficulty of …

Magnetotelluric and multichannel seismic reflection measurements indicate that the
Phanerozoic lower continental crust is commonly electrically conductive and reflective, in …

A numerically efficient global matrix approach to the solution of the wave equation in
horizontally stratified environments is presented. The field in each layer is expressed as a …

COCORP seismic-reflection profiles across Nevada at about 40° N image a prominent,
essentially continuous band of reflectors at a two-way traveltime of 9 to 11 s. The …

Vertical-incidence reflection profiling has identified several characteristic features of the
continental lithosphere including a generally transparent upper crust, a reflective lower crust …

The Permian to Cretaceous tectonic evolution of the Wessex Basin was controlled by
horizontal tensional and vertical isostatic forces within the lithosphere. The gross …