Reflection seismic profiles of the core-mantle boundary

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Ross, A R ^a   Thybo, H ^a   Solidilov, L N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Ctr Reg Geophys Geoecological R   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Core mantle boundary; Nuclear explosion; Ultralow velocity zone

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 7044231581     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002515     Document Type: Article

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