The Structure of the Earth's Crust

Based on Seismic Data

Stephan Mueller

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781483257051
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Geography
• Index: Geography

Developments in Geotectonics 8: The Structure of the Earth's Crust Based on Seismic Data covers the papers presented at an International Upper Mantle Committee (lUMC) symposium called ""Crustal Structure Based on Seismic Data"", held on July 30-31, 1971. The book focuses on the structure, composition, and characteristics of the earth's crust. The selection first offers information on the crustal structure of Central and Southeastern Europe by data of explosion seismology; structure of the earth's crust on the territory of the U.S.S.R.; and seismic studies of low-velocity layers and horizontal inhomogeneities within the crust and upper mantle on the territory of the U.S.S.R. The text also takes a look at the deep seismic investigations in the Baikal rift zone and crust of the arctic seas of Eurasia. Discussions focus on peculiarities of crustal structure, structure of the uppermost mantle, and method of investigation. The publication takes a look at the crustal structure of Japan as derived from explosion seismic data; crustal structure in the Matsushiro earthquake swarm area; and Soviet seismic studies of the earth's crust in the Pacific Ocean during the International Upper Mantle Project. The selection is a dependable source of information for readers interested in the structure of the earth's crust.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• The Structure of the Earth's Crust: Based on Seismic Data
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• LIST OF AUTHORS
• FOREWORD
• CHAPTER 1. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE BY DATA OF EXPLOSION SEISMOLOGY
• CHAPTER 2. STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH'S CRUST ON THE TERRITORY OF THE U.S.S.R.
• CHAPTER 3. SEISMIC STUDIES OF LOW-VELOCITY LAYERS AND HORIZONTAL INHOMOGENEITIES WITHIN THE CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE ON THE TERRITORY OF THE U.S.S.R.
• CHAPTER 4. CRUSTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE U.S.S.R. BY MEANS OF EARTHQUAKE-GENERATED CONVERTED WAVES
• CHAPTER 5. NEW D.S.S.-DATA ON THE CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE BALTIC AND UKRAINIAN SHIELDS
• CHAPTER 6. DEEP SEISMIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE BAIKAL RIFT ZONE
• CHAPTER 7. CRUST OF THE ARCTIC SEAS OF EURASIA
• CHAPTER 8. THE EARTH'S CRUST IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE PACIFIC MOBILE BELT
• CHAPTER 9. PECULIARITIES IN THE DEEP STRUCTURE OF THE SAKHALIN–HOKKAIDO–PRIMORYE ZONE
• CHAPTER 10. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF JAPAN AS DERIVED FROM EXPLOSION SEISMIC DATA
• CHAPTER 11. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN THE MATSUSHIRO EARTHQUAKE SWARM AREA
• CHAPTER 12. SOVIET SEISMIC STUDIES OF THE EARTH'S CRUST IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN DURING THE INTERNATIONAL UPPER MANTLE PROJECT –A SUMMARY
• CHAPTER 13. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO, NORTHERN MELANESIA, AND THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN BY SEISMIC REFRACTION METHODS
• CHAPTER 14. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN ALASKA
• CHAPTER 15. STRUCTURE OF THE CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE IN CANADA
• CHAPTER 16. STRUCTURE OF THE CRUST IN THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES
• CHAPTER 17. THE CENTRAL NORTH AMERICAN RIFT SYSTEM
• CHAPTER 18. THE CRUST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO: A DISCUSSION
• CHAPTER 19. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE UNDER THE ANDES
• CHAPTER 20. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF ANTARCTICA
• CHAPTER 21. AUSTRALIAN CRUSTAL STRUCTURE
• CHAPTER 22. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
• CHAPTER 23. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE GULF OF ADEN AND THE RED SEA
• CHAPTER 24. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE EAST AFRICAN RIFT ZONE
• CHAPTER 25. AVERAGE STRUCTURE OF THE CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE IN EAST AFRICA
• CHAPTER 26. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE BALEARIC SEA
• CHAPTER 27. COMMENTS ON "THE CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE BALEARIC SEA"– IN LIGHT OF DEEP-SEA DRILLING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
• CHAPTER 28. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA
• CHAPTER 29. STRUCTURE OF THE EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL MARGIN BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND IRELAND, FROM SEISMIC DATA
• CHAPTER 30. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN THE REGION OF THE BRITISH ISLES
• CHAPTER 31. MOHOROVIČIĆ DISCONTINUITY BENEATH FENNOSCANDIA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF THE NORWEGIAN SEA AND THE NORTH SEA
• CHAPTER 32. MAIN FEATURES OF CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE BASED ON DATA OF EXPLOSION SEISMOLOGY
• CHAPTER 33. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE RHINEGRABEN AREA