On the heterogeneous electrical conductivity structure of the Earths mantle with implications for transition zone water content

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Khan, A ^a,b   Kuvshinov, A ^b   Semenov, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; MANTLE; TRANSITION ZONE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 79551616138     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007458     Document Type: Article

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