Amplitude of the core-mantle boundary topography estimated by stochastic analysis of core phases

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 117, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 345-359

  Garcia, R ^a,b   Souriau, A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Core phases; Core mantle boundary topography; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033983923     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00106-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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