Bulk attenuation in the earth's mantle due to phase transitions

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 183, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 473-477

  Li, Li ^a   Jellinek, Mark ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bulk attenuation; Cation diffusion; Kinetics; Mantle; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

BULK ATTENUATION; CALCULATED VALUES; CATION DIFFUSION; CONTROLLED PROCESS; DIFFUSION CONTROLLED; DIFFUSIVITIES; EARTH'S MANTLE; MANTLE; MINERAL PHYSICS; PYROLITE MANTLE; RINGWOODITE; SEISMIC OBSERVATION; UPPER MANTLE; WADSLEYITE;

DIFFUSION; OLIVINE; PEROVSKITE; POSITIVE IONS; RELAXATION TIME; SEISMOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

DIFFUSION; MANTLE; MINERALOGY; MODELING; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION KINETICS; SEISMIC ATTENUATION;

EID: 78649693681     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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