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Over the past 20 years the study of P-and S-wave velocities in the upper mantle of the Mediterranean area and continental Europe has been the subject of intensive research work. We present a summary of results based on the inversion of available surface-wave dispersion data and P-wave travel time observations. For areas characterized by different tectonic settings and very large lateral variations, a discussion is made about structural models based on seismological, geothermal and electrical conductivity data.
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Calcagnile, G., Panza, G.F. (1987). Properties of the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere System in Europe with a View Toward Earth Conductivity. In: Campbell, W.H. (eds) Electrical Properties of the Earth’s Mantle. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7373-4_3
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