Ratio of relative S to P velocity heterogeneity in the lower mantle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 20041-20052

  Robertson, G S ^a   Woodhouse, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; MANTLE (LOWER); P WAVE; S WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0030436148     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb01905     Document Type: Article

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