Noun1.Moho- the boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle; "the Mohorovicic discontinuity averages 5 miles down under oceans and 20 miles down under continents" Mohorovicic discontinuity geology- a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks ...
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Definition TheMoho, an abbreviation of the termMohorovicic discontinuity, is the boundary between the Earth’s crust and themantle. Identified first as a seismic reflector, where a marked change in the velocity of seismic waves reflects a change in rock type from low-density rocks of the crust ...
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Definition The Moho or Mohorovicic Discontinuity is the boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle. Identified first as a seismic reflector, it is characterized by a marked change in the velocity of seismic waves that reflect a change in rock type from the low-density rocks of the crust ...
We explain these discrepancies by a low quality of seismic data offshore.doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.01.033Eshagh, MehdiUniv WestEbadi, SaharUniv TehranTenzer, RobertUniv West BohemiaElsevier LtdJournal of Asian Earth Sciences