Modelling D″ structure beneath Central America with broadband seismic data

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 245-270

  Ding, Xiaoming ^a   Helmberger, Donald V ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND DATA; D' LAYER; MANTLE (LOWER); MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 0030831010     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(97)00001-0     Document Type: Article

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