Molecular dynamics simulations of MgSiO3 enstatite and seismic discontinuity in the upper mantle

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Miyake, Akira ^a   Kawano, Jun ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TECTONICS;

ENSTATITE; SEISMIC DISCONTINUITY; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

SEISMOLOGY;

DISCONTINUITY; ENSTATITE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 24944444126     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL022264     Document Type: Article

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