Global lateral variations of shear wave attenuation in the upper mantle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B10, 1996, Pages 22273-22289

  Bhattacharyya, Joydeep ^a,b   Masters, Guy ^a   Shearer, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANTLE (UPPER); SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SHEAR WAVE;

EID: 17044370847     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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