Seismic singularities at upper-mantle phase transitions: A site percolation model

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 949-960

  Herrmann, Felix J ^a   Bernabé, Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Percolation; Phase transition; Seismology; Transition zone; Upper mantle; Wave form analysis

Indexed keywords

MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TRANSITION ZONE;

EID: 10644258701     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02464.x     Document Type: Article

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