A strong lateral shear velocity gradient and anisotropy heterogeneity in the lowermost mantle beneath the southern Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Ford, Sean R ^a,b   Garnero, Edward J ^a   McNamara, Allen K ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOWER MANTLE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33646366652     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003574     Document Type: Article

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