Anisotropy of heterogeneity scale lengths in the lower mantle from PKIKP precursors

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 373-384

  Cormier, Vernon F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Core mantle boundary; Mantle heterogeneity; Scattering

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0032921783     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00736.x     Document Type: Article

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