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Geophysics of the Western United States:

Mohorovicic Discontinuity Depth

Mohorovicic Discontinuity Depth

Moho depths from Dogan Seber. See US High Resolution Moho. Data no longer available online.

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3D oblique view from southeast of the western U.S.; surface relief colored by elevation. 10:1 vertical exaggeration. Surface elevations from the USGS ETOPO2 model. Moho surface is colored by depth; same color scale as in next figure.


Western U.S. Moho depth; US Moho 1 model data

North American Moho depth; US Moho 1 model data

October 1, 2010

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