The origin of teleseismic Pn waves: Multiple crustal scattering of upper mantle whispering gallery phases

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Nielsen, L ^a   Thybo, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Controlled source seismology; Crustal scattering; Teleseismic Pn; Upper mantle; Wave propagation; Whispering gallery

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION; SEISMIC WAVE; TELESEISMIC WAVE; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 1442340199     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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