Anomalous splitting of free oscillations: A reevaluation of possible interpretations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B9, 2000, Pages 21559-21578

  Romanowicz, Barbara ^a,b   Bréger, Ludovic ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Berkeley Seismological Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNER CORE; SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0034633226     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900144     Document Type: Review

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