Global transition zone tomography

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Ritsema, Jeroen ^a   van Heijst, Hendrik Jan ^a   Woodhouse, John H ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher modes; Surface waves; Tomography; Transition zone; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SURFACE WAVE; TRANSITION ZONE; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 2542479807     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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