Ubiquitous low-velocity layer atop the 410-km discontinuity in the northern Rocky Mountains

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Jasbinsek, John ^a   Dueker, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

410 km discontinuity

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149179847     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001661     Document Type: Article

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