Bullen's parameter η: A link between seismology and geodynamical modelling

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 198, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 471-483

  Matyska, Ctirad ^a   Yuen, David A ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Mantle; Non adiabaticity; Thermodynamic properties; Tomography

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; GEODYNAMICS; MANTLE CONVECTION; PHASE TRANSITION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036279095     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00607-0     Document Type: Article

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