Anisotropy and crustal structure of the Cocos plate
Seismic studies in two locations on the Cocos Plate, southeast and northwest of the Tehuantepec Ridge, have shown that there is significant anisotropy with the high-velocity direction northeast-southwest and that there is a generally shallow mantle in this area of relatively shallow water a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1973 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Geofísica Internacional |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/1542 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/1542 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Anisotropía Corteza Placa de Cocos Cresta de Tehuantepec Anisotropy Crustal structure Cocos Plate Tehuantepec Ridge |
| Sumario: | Seismic studies in two locations on the Cocos Plate, southeast and northwest of the Tehuantepec Ridge, have shown that there is significant anisotropy with the high-velocity direction northeast-southwest and that there is a generally shallow mantle in this area of relatively shallow water and low heat flow. The mantle depth is uniformly about 8 to 8-1/2 km deep between the Clipperton fracture zone and the Guerrero fracture Zone at 13.5°N. At this point it drops to about 9-1/2 km depth. |
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