Mapping global D″ P velocities from ISC PcP-P differential travel times

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 69-82

  Zhu, Anning ^a   Wysession, Michael E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; P WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030971699     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(96)03197-4     Document Type: Article

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