Joint inversion for inner core rotation, inner core anisotropy, and mantle heterogeneity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B4, 2000, Pages 7931-7943

  Song, Xiaodong ^a,b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMO; INNER CORE; PLANETARY ROTATION;

EID: 0034629867     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900436     Document Type: Article

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