Ridge-like lower mantle structure beneath South Africa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Ni, Sidao ^a   Helmberger, Don V ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Low velocity structure; SKS differential time; Super plume

Indexed keywords

LOW VELOCITY ZONE; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE STRUCTURE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 18144439913     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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