Depth extent of inner-core seismic anisotropy and implications for geomagnetism

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 131-156

  McSweeney, Thomas J ^a   Creager, Kenneth C ^a   Merrill, Ronald T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE (INNER); GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; TOROIDAL MAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0030776079     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(96)03216-5     Document Type: Article

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