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Walter D. Mooney

Researcher at United States Geological Survey

Publications -  234
Citations -  16549

Walter D. Mooney is an academic researcher from United States Geological Survey. The author has contributed to research in topics: Crust & Seismic refraction. The author has an hindex of 64, co-authored 225 publications receiving 14982 citations. Previous affiliations of Walter D. Mooney include China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) & Stanford University.

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Seismic velocity structure and composition of the continental crust: A global view

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the structure of the continental crust based on the results of seismic refraction profiles and infer crustal composition as a function of depth by comparing these results with high pressure laboratory measurements of seismic velocity for a wide range of rocks that are commonly found in the crust.
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CRUST 5.1: A global crustal model at 5° × 5°

TL;DR: In this article, a new global model for the Earth's crust based on seismic refraction data published in the period 1948-1995 and a detailed compilation of ice and sediment thickness is presented.
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Accretionary orogens through Earth history

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors classify orogens into retreating and advancing types, based on their kinematic framework and resulting geological character, including the supra-subduction zone forearc, magmatic arc and back-arc components.
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Thermal thickness and evolution of Precambrian lithosphere: A global study

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the steady state thermal conductivity equation with the same geothermal constraints for all of the Precambrian cratons (except Antarctica) to calculate the temperature distribution in the stable continental lithosphere.
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Crustal structure of mainland China from deep seismic sounding data

TL;DR: In this article, a contour map of crustal thickness is presented, along with fourteen representative crustal seismic velocity-depth columns for various tectonic units, and a Pn velocity map.