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Interior of the Earth General Interest Publication on the structure of the planet Earth including the crust, the mantle, and the core with drawings to scale on the cover and a table listing the thicknesses of the parts. (Score: 1.000)
The Earths crust Information on the Earths crust with a contour map of the thickness plus links to a global crustal database, a global crustal model - CRUST 5.1, and regional crustal models. (Score: 1.000)
What on Earth is plate tectonics? Discussion and diagrams on plate tectonics and the structure of the earth for beginners with link to a detailed version: This Dynamic Earth for more information. (Score: 1.000)
Seismic properties of North America and the surrounding ocean basins Presetation of maps of the seismic properties of North America and the surrounding ocean basins compiled from seismic refraction and reflection data, earthquake studies, and surface wave analyses showing crustal thickness and geologic provinces. (Score: 0.811)
The crustal structure of China from deep seismic sounding profiles Summary of results of Deep Seismic Sounding (DSS) profiles in China with links to a sample DSS profile, contour map of China with crustal thickness, crustal columns and maps showing profile locations and seismic cata. (Score: 0.730)
P-wave data from the Indian subcontinent Compilation of P-wave data from the Indian subcontinent from twenty Deep Seismic Sounding (DSS) profiles using refraction and reflection techniques to provide an estimate of crustal thickness in a transect across the subcontinent. (Score: 0.658)
Cascadia subduction zone: two contrasting models of lithospheric structure Summary of an investigation of the Cascadia subduction zone with detailed density modeling experiments of the crust and mantle along two transects across Vancouver Island and the Canadian margin and the other on the margin of central Oregon. (Score: 0.443)
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