A joint interpretation of electromagnetic and seismic tomography models suggests the mantle transition zone below Europe is dry

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 281, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 249-257

  Utada, Hisashi ^a   Koyama, Takao ^a   Obayashi, Masayuki ^b   Fukao, Yoshio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

electrical conductivity; mantle transition zone; seismic tomography; stagnant slab; water

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL EUROPE; CONDUCTIVITY IMAGES; CONDUCTIVITY MODELS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HIGH VELOCITIES; JOINT INTERPRETATIONS; MANTLE TRANSITION ZONE; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; STAGNANT SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); WESTERN PACIFIC;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; EARTHQUAKES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOMAGNETISM; SEISMOGRAPHS; TOMOGRAPHY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DATA INTERPRETATION; DATA INVERSION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MANTLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRANSITION ZONE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 64549091420     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.02.027     Document Type: Article

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