Experiments in migration processing of SS precursor data to image upper mantle discontinuity structure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B4, 1999, Pages 7229-7242

  Shearer, Peter M ^a   Flanagan, Megan P ^a   Hedlin, Michael A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 0033541430     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jb900119     Document Type: Article

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