On the inner-outer core density contrast from PKiKP/PcP amplitude ratios and uncertainties caused by seismic noise

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 425-443

  Tkalčić, Hrvoje ^a   Kennett, Brian L N ^a   Cormier, Vernon F ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Body waves; Composition of the core; Time series analysis; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; INNER CORE; SEISMIC NOISE; SEISMOGRAM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 70349979952     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04294.x     Document Type: Article

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