Seismic structure of the upper mantle in a central Pacific corridor

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B10, 1996, Pages 22291-22309

  Gaherty, James B ^a   Jordan, Thomas H ^a   Gee, Lind S ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANTLE (UPPER); SEISMIC PROFILES; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0030426964     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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