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Ramesh, D.S., Ravi Kumar, M., Uma Devi, E., Solomon Raju, P. and Yuan, X. (2005). Moho geometry and upper mantle images of northeast India. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL022789. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Images of the crust and mantle beneath northeast India obtained by 2D migration of ~1000 broadband P-receiver functions clearly trace a northward dipping Moho from the Himalayan foredeep reaching depths up to 50 km further north beneath the Himalayan convergence zone. Also, these images reveal presence of largely coherent 410-km and 660-km discontinuities that conform to the IASP91 model. Marginal variations in the depth of the 410-km interface are observed, that appear region specific. The thickness of the mantle transition zone does not deviate significantly from a global average of ~250 km. Interestingly, our results reveal consistent presence of a signal from an interface around 300 km. Origin of such a boundary, known as X-discontinuity and unrelated to the Lehmann discontinuity, is discussed. Possible presence of the X-discontinuity from the Indian region is reported here for the first time. |
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Keywords
Seismology, Continental crust, Seismology, Lithosphere, Structural Geology, Fractures and faults, Structural Geology, Dynamics and mechanics of faulting, Seismology, Mantle (1212, 1213, 8124) |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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