Effect of lateral viscosity variations in the core-mantle boundary region on predictions of the long-wavelength geoid

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-232

  Cadek O ^a   Fleitout, L ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Core mantle boundary; D ; Geoid; Lateral viscosity variations; Post perovskite phase transition

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; GEOID; INVERSE PROBLEM; LOWER MANTLE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33646747832     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-006-0013-0     Document Type: Article

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