Open AccessEvidence for a Low‐Velocity Zone in the Crust Beneath the Western British Isles
Author(s) -
Bamford S. A. D.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1972.tb06182.x
Subject(s) - geology , crust , depth sounding , seismology , western europe , seismic velocity , geophysics , oceanography , european union , business , economic policy
Summary Deep‐ seismic‐sounding observations beneath the western British Isles have been interpreted with the aid of record sections. The basic travel‐time diagram is similar to that found in central Europe and is consistent with the presence of a low‐velocity zone for P waves in the upper crust.