Imaging scattering structures in the lower mantle by migration of long-period S waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 20023-20040

  Lay, Thorne ^a   Young, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANTLE (LOWER); S WAVE; SCATTERING; WAVE FIELD MIGRATION;

USA, ALASKA;

EID: 0030430827     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb01887     Document Type: Article

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