The relative density-to-shear velocity scaling in the uppermost mantle

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 193-212

  Deschamps, F ^a   Snieder, R ^a   Trampert, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Density anomalies; Mantle structure; S wave velocity anomalies

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 0034910255     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(01)00199-6     Document Type: Article

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