A two-dimensional P-SV hybrid method and its application to modeling localized structures near the core-mantle boundary

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 17901-17918

  Wen, Lianxing ^a   Helmberger, Donald V ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; MODEL;

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; SEISMIC METHOD; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032504720     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb01276     Document Type: Article

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