Lithosphere Asthenosphere Boundary

Image of the behaviour of the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere boundary in the Australian region. This is derived from a combination of lines of seismic evidence based principally on wavespeed gradients.

The relative variation should be more reliable than the absolute depths.

For further information please email ausrem@anu.edu.au

AusMantle paper (PDF)



Last updated 14 August 2018