Anisotropy in the inner core: Relation between P-velocity and attenuation

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 33-47

  Souriau, Annie ^a   Romanowicz, Barbara ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; INNER CORE; P WAVE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0030846912     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(96)03242-6     Document Type: Article

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