Upper mantle anisotropy in Victoria land (Antarctica)

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 151, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 433-442

  Pondrelli, S ^a   Azzara, R ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Seismic anisotropy; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

ANTARCTICA, VICTORIA LAND;

EID: 0031844207     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050121     Document Type: Article

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