Presenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of
geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic …

The goal of the present study is to extract non-thermal signal from seismic tomography
models in order to distinguish compositional variations in the continental lithosphere and to …

We present a new shear velocity model of the upper mantle beneath the East Asia region
derived by inverting Rayleigh wave group velocity measurements between 10 and 145 s …

We present a new three‐dimensional Sv wave speed and azimuthal anisotropy model for
the upper mantle of eastern Asia constrained by the analysis of more than 17,000 vertical …

Continental rift zones are long, narrow tectonic depressions in the Earth's surface where the
entire lithosphere has been modified in extension. Rifting can eventually lead to rupture of …

A high‐resolution tomographic model of the upper mantle beneath the North China Craton
(NCC) is determined using a large number of precisely hand‐picked teleseismic P wave …

This paper examines the relationship between seismogenic thickness, lithosphere structure
and rheology in central and northeastern Asia. We accurately determine earthquake depth …

The main chain of SW–NE-striking Cenozoic half-grabens of the Baikal rift zone (BRZ)
follows the frontal parts of Early Paleozoic thrusts, which have northwestern and northern …

Active continental rifts are spectacular manifestations of the deformation of continents but
are not very numerous at the surface of the Earth. Among them, the Baikal rift has been …

Group velocities of Rayleigh waves in the 10–150s period range along about 1200 paths
across Central Asia and Siberia are used to obtain group velocity maps of the region. To …