On the resolution of density anomalies in the earth's mantle using spectral fitting of normal-mode data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 162-179

  Kuo, Chaincy ^a,b   Romanowicz, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Xenogen Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Mantle; Normal modes; Seismic tomography

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY; DENSITY; MANTLE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036078038     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2002.01698.x     Document Type: Article

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