Constraints on thermal state and composition of the Earth's lower mantle from electromagnetic impedances and seismic data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Verhoeven, O ^a,b   Mocquet, A ^b   Vacher, P ^b   Rivoldini, A ^a,c   Menvielle, M ^b,d   Arrial, P A ^b   Choblet, G ^b   Tarits, P ^e   Dehant, V ^a,c   Van Hoolst, T ^a  

^a ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^e INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IRON; LOWER MANTLE; MARKOV CHAIN; MINERALOGY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PEROVSKITE; SEISMIC DATA;

EID: 67649859041     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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