Upper-mantle seismic discontinuities in a subduction zone (Japan) investigated from P to S converted waves

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-80

  Thirot, Jean Louis ^a   Montagner, Jean Paul ^b   Vinnik, Lev ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; MANTLE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

JAPAN;

EID: 0032577219     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00075-2     Document Type: Article

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