Constraint on the S-wave velocity at the base of the mantle

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1571-1574

  Stutzmann, E ^a   Vinnik, L ^b   Ferreira, A ^b   Singh, S ^b  

^a IPGP   (France)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANTLE STRUCTURE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EARTH (PLANET); EARTHQUAKES; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOGRAPHS; TECTONICS; VELOCITY; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; MELTING; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

PARTIAL MELTING; S-WAVE VELOCITY DROP; ULTRA LOW P-WAVE VELOCITY;

SEISMOLOGY; VELOCITY;

P-WAVE VELOCITY; PARTIAL MELTING; S-WAVE VELOCITY; SEISMIC EVIDENCE; SEISMIC STUDIES; SUBDUCTION ZONES; UPPER BOUNDARY; VELOCITY DROPS;

EID: 0034352859     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL010984     Document Type: Article

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