Investigation of upper mantle discontinuity structure beneath the central Pacific using SS precursors

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Schmerr, Nicholas ^a   Garnero, Edward ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; HOT SPOT; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; STACKING; TRANSITION ZONE; UPPER MANTLE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL);

EID: 33847208471     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004197     Document Type: Article

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