Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-463-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-463-2021
Research article
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24 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 24 Feb 2021

Crustal structure of southeast Australia from teleseismic receiver functions

Mohammed Bello, David G. Cornwell, Nicholas Rawlinson, Anya M. Reading, and Othaniel K. Likkason

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In this study, ground motion caused by distant earthquakes recorded in southeast Australia is used to image the structure of the crust and underlying mantle. This part of the Australian continent was assembled over the last 500 million years, but it remains poorly understood. By studying variations in crustal properties and thickness, we find evidence for the presence of an old microcontinent that is embedded in the younger terrane and forms a connection between Victoria and Tasmania.
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