On the resolution of density within the Earth

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 159-167

  Masters, Guy ^a   Gubbins, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biassing effects; Free oscillation; Inner core boundary(ICB)

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; GEODYNAMO; INNER CORE; MANTLE; OSCILLATION; RESOLUTION;

EID: 0345149451     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2003.07.008     Document Type: Article

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