Seismic anisotropy in the core-mantle transition zone

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-128

  Pulliam, Jay ^a   Sen, Mrinal K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

EID: 0032433791     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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