Seismological structure of the upper mantle: A regional comparison of seismic layering

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 21-41

  Gaherty, James B ^a   Kato, Mamoru ^a   Jordan, Thomas H ^a  

^a Atmosph Planet Sci M ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Discontinuities; Seismic structure; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 0005830326     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00132-0     Document Type: Article

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