Origin of lateral variation of seismic wave velocities and density in the deep mantle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B10, 2001, Pages 21771-21783

  Karato, Shun Ichiro ^a   Karki, Bijaya B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOPHYSICS; LOWER MANTLE; MINERALOGY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC WAVE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035171184     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000214     Document Type: Article

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