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Chmielowski et al. 1999
Chmielowski, J., Zandt, G. and Haberland, C. (1999). The Central Andean Altiplano-Puna magma body. Geophysical Research Letters 26: doi: 10.1029/1999GL900078. issn: 0094-8276.

Receiver function analysis of 14 teleseismic events recorded by 6 temporary PASSCAL broadband stations within the Altiplano--Puna volcanic complex (APVC) shows a consistent ~2 s negative-polarity P-to-S conversion for all stations for all available azimuths. Forward modeling of the largest amplitudes suggests that this conversion is produced by the top of a very low velocity zone at a depth of ~19 km, with a Vs<0.5 km/s and a thickness of 750--810 m. We interpret the characteristics of the low-velocity zone (low Vs, areal extent, and flatness) to be consistent with a still-like magma body. On the basis of additional data from the German ANCORP experiment, the Altiplano--Puna magma body appears to underlie much of the APVC, and it may therefore be the largest known active continental crustal magma body. ¿ 1999 American Geophysical Union

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Tectonophysics, Continental contractional orogenic belts, Volcanology, General or miscellaneous
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Geophysical Research Letters
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