Variation of transition zone high-velocity anomalies and depression of 660 km discontinuity associated with subduction zones from the southern Kuriles to Izu-Bonin and Ryukyu

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 15015-15036

  Tajima, Fumiko ^a   Grand, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRANSITION ZONE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032503885     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb00752     Document Type: Article

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