Radial anisotropy and prior petrological constraints: A comparative study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Beghein, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; MODELING; PETROLOGY; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 77949483912     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005842     Document Type: Article

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