Seismic velocities at the core-mantle boundary inferred from P waves diffracted around the core

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 189-202

  Sylvander, Matthieu ^a   Ponce, Bruno ^a,b   Souriau, Annie ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ ET INSA DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE/MANTLE BOUNDARY; P WAVE; SEISMIC DIFFRACTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0030778521     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(97)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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