Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8907880 | Geodesy and Geodynamics | 2018 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
After comparing our results with the Moho depths reported by other authors, we have found that the Curie isotherm is deeper than Moho in most of the South American Platform (northward to â¼20°S), which is located in the stable cratonic area at the east of the Andes. This is evidence that the lithospheric mantle here is magnetic and contributes to the long wavelength magnetic signal. Also, our results support the hypothesis that the Curie isotherm may be acting as a boundary above which most of the crustal seismicity is concentrated. Below this boundary the occurrence of seismic events decreases dramatically.
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Authors
Javier Idárraga-GarcÃa, Carlos A. Vargas,