QLM9: A new radial quality factor (Qμ) model for the lower mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 241, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 962-971

  Lawrence, Jesse F ^a   Wysession, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Body waves; Lower mantle; Quality factor

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVES; LOWER MANTLE; RADIAL QUALITY FACTOR;

ATTENUATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISCOUS FLOW;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

LOWER MANTLE; MODEL; SEISMIC ATTENUATION;

EID: 30744470685     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.10.030     Document Type: Article

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