Seismic evidence for a detached Indian lithospheric mantle beneath Tibet

P-to-S converted teleseismic waves recorded by temporary broadband networks across Tibet show a north-dipping interface that begins 50 kilometers nort h of the Zangbo suture at the depth of the Moho (80 kilometers) and extends to a depth of 200 kilometers beneath the Bangong suture. Under northern Ti bet a segmented south-dipping structure was imaged. These observations sugg est a different form of detachment of the Indian and Asian Lithospheric man tles caused by differences in their composition and buoyancy.