P velocity heterogeneities in the lower mantle determined with the German Regional Seismic Network: Improvement of previous models and results of 2D modelling

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 105-117

  Thomas, Ch ^a   Weber, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOWER MANTLE; P WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

ARCTIC OCEAN, NANSEN BASIN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SIBERIA;

EID: 0030782538     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(96)03245-1     Document Type: Article

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