moho in English

noun

(Geology) layer of about 3-25 miles between the earth's crust and the mantle

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1. The uplift - depression of the Moho is rather gentle with a maximum of 5～6 kilometers.

2. The crust and mantle are separated by a seismically determined boundary known as the Moho - discontinuity.

3. Even further south, reflections from 35 km depth may correspond to the Moho of peninsular India.

4. That point is marked by a sharp boundary known as the Mohorovicic discontinuity, or Moho.

5. The rise of the asthenosphere , the position of Moho and mantle plume are the indication of the mantle convection.

6. Here is a detailed description about Earth Crust, Mantle, and Centrosphere, also the discontinuities which separate these layers, e.g., Conrad Discontinuity, Mohorovich Discontinuity or Moho discontinuity, Wiechert-Gutenberg Discontinuity, Lehmann Discontinuity

7. The mantle convection is the primary driving force for the formation and evolution of sedimentary basins, and manifested in the position of the asthenosphere, Moho discontinuity and mantle plume.

8. Crustal structure beneath the Kashmir valley 6 delineates the Moho beneath Pir Panjal at depths of ~ 58 ± 2 to 60 ± 2 km and shows Crustal thinning of ~ 4 km along the valley axis