Geophysical Framework of the Continental United States

Geophysical Framework of the Continental United States

Author: Louis Charles Pakiser

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 843

ISBN-13: 081371172X

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A review and evaluation of our knowledge of the structure of the crust and upper mantle of the continental United States, exclusive of Alaska, as determined from geophysical observations. Covers geophysical methods of studying the crust and upper mantle; a region-by-region review of crustal and upper-mantle structure; continental overviews based on the different geophysical methods; and geologic and petrologic syntheses based largely on the geophysical results.