We present the results of a shear-wave splitting analysis across the Eifel hotspot in west-
central Europe. Our data set includes 18 permanent European broadband stations and 102 …

We review evidence for plumelike upwellings beneath the Eifel, Great Basin, Hawaii, Afar,
and Iceland hotspots by using teleseismic shear wave splitting to resolve the anisotropy …

Geodynamic simulations of the development of lattice preferred orientation in the flowing
mantle are used to characterize the seismic anisotropy and shear wave splitting (SWS) …

The Quaternary Eifel volcanic fields, situated on the Rhenish Massif in Germany, are the
focus of a major interdisciplinary project. The aim is a detailed study of the crustal and …

Fast polarization directions α of split SKS waves in Central Europe change from NE/ENE in
the western part to dominatingly E/ESE orientation towards north and east. This coincides …

We examine upper mantle anisotropy across the Hawaiian Swell by analyzing shear wave
splitting of teleseismic SKSwaves recorded by the PLUME broadband land and ocean …

The topographies of the upper mantle discontinuities at 410 and 660 km depth under
Central Europe have been mapped. Using a modified receiver function approach, we …

We employ P to S converted waveforms to investigate effects of the hot mantle plume on
seismic discontinuities of the crust and upper mantle. We observe the Moho at depths …

Seismic tomography studies provide clear evidence for a small-scale, finger-like body of low-
velocity material extending from about 70 to 400 km depth (Ritter et al. 2001, Keyser et al …

Seismic anisotropy allows us to study mantle deformation, and it can thus help to constrain
mantle flow in the vicinity of hotspots. Hypotheses for the cause of seismic anisotropy in this …