Seismic discontinuities and subduction zones

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 127, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 35-49

  Collier, J D ^a   Helffrich, G R ^a   Wood, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discontinuities; Phase transitions; Seismology; Transition zone; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; PHASE TRANSITION; SEISMOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSITION ZONE; UPPER MANTLE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035213787     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(01)00220-5     Document Type: Article

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