Ultra-low velocity zones near the core-mantle boundary from broadband PKP precursors

Science

Volumn 279, Issue 5357, 1998, Pages 1701-1703

  Wen, Lianxing ^a   Helmberger, Donald V ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; PKP PHASE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0032513323     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5357.1701     Document Type: Article

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