A glassy lowermost outer core

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 374-380

  Cormier, Vernon F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Body waves; Composition of the core; Elasticity and anelasticity; High pressure behaviour; Interface waves; Surface waves and free oscillations

Indexed keywords

ANELASTICITY; BODY WAVE; INNER CORE; OUTER CORE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SHEAR MODULUS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 70349996293     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04283.x     Document Type: Article

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