Inhomogeneities near the core-mantle boundary evidenced from scattered waves: A review

Pure and Applied Geophysics PAGEOPH

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 1990, Pages 151-173

  Bataille, K ^a   Wu, R S ^a   Flatte S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

core mantle topography; inhomogeneities; Scattering; seismic waves; wave propagation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000567067     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00874361     Document Type: Review

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