Evidence for an elevated 410 km discontinuity below the Luzon, Philippines region and transition zone properties using seismic stations in Taiwan and earthquake sources to the south

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 523-539

  Wright, C ^a   Kuo, B Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Luzon; Philippine Sea plate; Transition zone; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; P-WAVE; TRANSITION ZONE; UPPER MANTLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LUZON; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINE SEA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIWAN;

EID: 34547099588     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352715     Document Type: Article

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