Elastic and attenuation anisotropy in directionally solidified (hcp) zinc, and the seismic anisotropy in the Earth's inner core

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 117, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 139-151

  Bergman, Michael I ^a   Giersch, Louis ^a   Hinczewski, Michael ^a   Izzo, Valerie ^a  

^a Simon's Rock College   (United States)

Author keywords

Seismic elastic anisotropy; Solidification; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

INNER CORE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION;

EID: 0033968957     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00093-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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