The anisotropic structure of the upper mantle in the Pacific

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 203-229

  Nishimura, Clyde E ^a   Forsyth, Donald W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anisotropy; Pacific; surface waves; upper mantle

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ATTENUATION; SURFACE WAVES; UPPER MANTLE;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0024530548     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1989.tb04446.x     Document Type: Article

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