Seismic structure of the upper mantle beneath the western Philippine Sea

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 263-283

  Kato, Mamoru ^a   Jordan, Thomas H ^a  

^a Atmosph Planet Sci M ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Oceanic lithosphere; Philippine Sea plate; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE;

PHILIPPINE SEA;

EID: 0033540358     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00176-9     Document Type: Article

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