Can seismology tell us anything about convection in the mantle?

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 115-137

  Montagner, Jean‐Paul ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; MANTLE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0028552856     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/94RG00099     Document Type: Review

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