Strain-induced seismic anisotropy of wadsleyite polycrystals and flow patterns in the mantle transition zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Tommasi, Andréa ^a   Mainprice, David ^a   Cordier, Patrick ^a   Thoraval, Catherine ^a   Couvy, Hélène ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystal preferred orientation; Mantle convection; Seismic anisotropy

Indexed keywords

MANTLE CONVECTION; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC WAVE; TRANSITION ZONE; WADSLEYITE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 14244254281     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003158     Document Type: Article

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