Abstract
Rayleigh wave dispersion measurements across East Antarctica give high phase velocities to periods as long as 75 sec. These are characteristic of the other Precambrian shields of the world.
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Knopoff, L., Vane, G. Age of East Antarctica from surface wave dispersion. PAGEOPH 117, 806–815 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00879981
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