Postperovskite phase transition and its geophysical implications

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Hirose, Kei ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; GEOPHYSICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MANTLE PLUME; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITION; SEISMICITY;

EID: 34249330974     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005RG000186     Document Type: Article

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