Sensitivities of seismic velocities to temperature, pressure and composition in the lower mantle

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 255-267

  Trampert, J ^a   Vacher, P ^a   Vlaar, N ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemical heterogeneity; Lateral temperature variation; Lower mantle; Mineral physics data; Seismic tomography; Thermoelasticity

Indexed keywords

LOWER MANTLE; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY; PRESSURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TEMPERATURE; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 0034896729     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(01)00201-1     Document Type: Article

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