Crustal structure of central and northern Iceland from analysis of teleseismic receiver functions

Abstract

We present results from a teleseismic receiver function study of central and northern Iceland, carried out during the period 19951998. Data from eight broad-band seismometers installed in the SIL network operated by the Icelandic Meteorological Ofce were used for analysis. Receiver functions for each station were generated from events for a wide range of backazimuths and a combination of inversion and forward modelling was used to infer the crustal structure below each station.