Hemispherical structure in inner core velocity anisotropy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Irving, J C E ^a   Deuss, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; DATA SET; INNER CORE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VELOCITY PROFILE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 79955059446     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007942     Document Type: Article

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