Calculating splitting parameters for plume-type anisotropic structures of the upper mantle

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 507-520

  Rümpker, Georg ^a   Silver, Paul G ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D media; Mantle plume; Shear wave splitting; Weak anisotropy

Indexed keywords

MANTLE PLUME; S-WAVE; UPPER MANTLE; WAVE SPLITTING;

EID: 0034536314     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00056.x     Document Type: Article

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