Seismic anisotropy of oceanic upper mantle: Shear wave splitting methodologies and observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 749-771

  Wolfe, Cecily J ^a,b   Silver, Paul G ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 0002616002     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02023     Document Type: Article

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