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Interpretation of a seismic-refraction survey across the Arabian shield in western Saudi Arabia
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In this article, the authors presented a traveltime and relative amplitude study in the form of velocity-depth functions for each individual profile assuming horizontally flat layering, showing that the upper crust of the western Arabian Shield yields relatively high-velocity material at about 10 km depth underlain by velocity inversions.About:
This article is published in Tectonophysics.The article was published on 1985-02-01. It has received 70 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Rift & Crust.read more
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Magmatism at rift zones: The generation of volcanic continental margins and flood basalts
Robert S. White,Dan McKenzie +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that the production of magmatically active rifted margins and the effusion of flood basalts onto the adjacent continents can be explained by a simple model of rifting above a thermal anomaly in the underlying mantle.
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Continental lithosphere of the Arabian Plate: A geologic, petrologic, and geophysical synthesis
Robert J. Stern,Peter R. Johnson +1 more
TL;DR: The Arabian plate is one of the smaller and younger of the Earth's lithospheric plates as discussed by the authors, and the distribution of these rocks and variations in elevation across the Plate cause a pronounced geologic and topographic asymmetry, with extensive basement exposures (the Arabian Shield) and elevations of as much as 3000 meters in the west and a Phanerozoic succession (Arabian Platform) that thickens, and a surface that descends to sea level, eastward between the Shield and the northeastern margin of the Plate.
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Joint inversion of receiver function and surface wave dispersion observations
Jordi Julià,Jordi Julià,Jordi Julià,Charles J. Ammon,Robert B. Herrmann,Robert B. Herrmann,and A. M. Correig +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a linearized shear velocity inversion was proposed to bridge the resolution gap associated with each individual data set, which is solved using a damped least-squares scheme that incorporates a priori smoothness constraints for velocities in adjacent layers.
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Plate kinematics of the circum Red Sea—a re-evaluation
Sam Joffe,Zvi Garfunkel +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a finite kinematic model of plate motions in the Red Sea area was constructed based on a re-evaluation of the plate boundaries in the Afro-Arabian rift system.
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Saudi Arabian seismic-refraction profile: A traveltime interpretation of crustal and upper mantle structure
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the crustal and upper mantle compressional-wave velocity structure across the southwestern Arabian Shield by a 1000 km-long seismic refraction profile, which was used to analyze amplitude-normalized record sections.
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Computation of Synthetic Seismograms with the Reflectivity Method and Comparison with Observations
Karl Fuchs,G. Müller +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the reflectivity method for the computation of synthetic seismograms is extended to include the elastic transmission losses and time shifts due to a stack of layers on top of the reflecting medium.
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Saudi Arabian seismic-refraction profile: A traveltime interpretation of crustal and upper mantle structure
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the crustal and upper mantle compressional-wave velocity structure across the southwestern Arabian Shield by a 1000 km-long seismic refraction profile, which was used to analyze amplitude-normalized record sections.
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Lithospheric structural contrasts across the Caledonides of northern Britain
Sonja Faber,David Bamford +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed cross-section of the Caledonian orogenic belt of northern Britain has been presented, which provides clear evidence of lateral variations in lithospheric structure, comparable with the gross geological variations.
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A seismic study of the crust and upper mantle of the Jordan-Dead Sea Rift and their transition toward the Mediterranean Sea
TL;DR: In this paper, four long seismic refraction profiles were shot in the Jordon-Dead Sea-Gulf of Elat graben and adjacent areas and the results indicate an upper mantle upwelling in the graben area, connected to the Red Sea spreading mechanism, and the presence of a thin, possibly oceanic crust covered by a thick wedge of Mesozoic and Tertiary sediments underneath the Northern Negev of Israel and probably extending offshore to the Eastern Mediterranean.