Ps conversions from the upper mantle transition zone beneath the Canadian landmass

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B4, 1996, Pages 8393-8402

  Bostock, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MANTLE TRANSITION ZONE; P WAVE;

CANADA;

EID: 0029754674     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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