Seismic tomography with P and S data reveals lateral variations in the rigidity of deep slabs

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 173, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 91-100

  Widiyantoro, S ^a   Kennett, B L N ^b   Van Der Hilst, R D ^c  

^a BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

P waves; Rigidity; S waves; Slabs; Tomography

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SUBDUCTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033570688     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00216-2     Document Type: Article

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