Crustal structure beneath the Faroe Islands from teleseismic receiver functions

• Published in: Geophysical Journal International
• Main Authors: Harland, K. E., White, R. S., Soosalu, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: 05 - Petrology - Igneous; Metamorphic and Volcanic Studies; 02 - Geodynamics; Geophysics and Tectonics; Faroe Islands; Glyvursnes; Streymoy
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/347/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/347/1/Harland_White_Soosalu_Geophys_J_Int_177_115_2009.pdf

We use teleseismic receiver function analysis to constrain the crustal structure beneath the Faroe Islands on the northwest European volcanic continental margin. A cluster of 45 broad-band seismometers on the Glyvursnes peninsula, Streymoy Island recorded 10 teleseismic events ranging in magnitude f...