Global-scale analysis of the mantle Pds phases

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B9, 1999, Pages 20203-20219

  Chevrot, Sébastien ^a,c   Vinnik, Lev ^b   Montagner, Jean Paul ^a  

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

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

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; P-WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033543306     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900087     Document Type: Article

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