Dispersion measurements of P waves and their implications for mantle Qp

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 160, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2223-2238

  Devilee, R J R ^a   Trampert, J ^a   Paulssen, H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Body waves; Q; Time Frequency Analysis

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; P-WAVE; Q FACTOR; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 0242306012     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-003-2399-8     Document Type: Article

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