Probability of radial anisotropy in the deep mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 270, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 241-250

  Visser, K ^a   Trampert, J ^a   Lebedev, S ^a   Kennett, B L N ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

higher modes; phase velocities; radial anisotropy; surface waves

Indexed keywords

DEEP MANTLE; PHASE VELOCITIES; RADIAL ANISOTROPY;

ANISOTROPY; RAYLEIGH WAVES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SURFACE WAVES; VELOCITY;

EARTH (PLANET);

LOVE WAVE; LOWER MANTLE; PHASE VELOCITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

EID: 44649168775     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.03.041     Document Type: Article

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