The lowermost mantle beneath northern Asia - II. Evidence for lower-mantle anisotropy

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 296-308

  Thomas, Ch ^a,b   Kendall, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; D ; Lower mantle; S wave; Seismology

Indexed keywords

LOWER MANTLE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

ASIA;

EID: 0036787077     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2002.01760.x     Document Type: Article

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