A strongly negative shear velocity gradient and lateral variability in the lowermost mantle beneath the Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B9, 1997, Pages 20395-20411

  Ritsema, Jeroen ^a   Garnero, Edward ^b   Lay, Thorne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE/MANTLE BOUNDARY; LOWER MANTLE; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE; SHEAR WAVE; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0031404806     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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