Properties of the mantle transition zone in northern Eurasia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 811-822

  Ryberg, T ^a   Wenzel, F ^b   Egorkin, A V ^c   Solodilov, L ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c Ctr Reg Geophys Geoecological R   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0000482531     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02837     Document Type: Article

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