Impact of phase transitions on P wave velocities

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 180, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 189-194

  Weidner, Donald J ^a   Li, Li ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk modulus; Mantle discontinuities; Phase transition; Q; Relaxation; Seismic velocity

Indexed keywords

BULK MODULUS; CATION DIFFUSION; DEPTH RANGE; EXPECTED EFFECTS; HIGH-PRESSURE PHASE; LOW PRESSURES; MANTLE DISCONTINUITIES; P-WAVE VELOCITY; RATE LIMITING FACTORS; SEISMIC VELOCITIES; TWO-PHASE REGION;

ELASTIC MODULI; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; VELOCITY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

BULK MODULUS; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; P-WAVE; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; SEISMIC VELOCITY; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 77953291770     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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