Distinct layering in the hemispherical seismic velocity structure of Earth's upper inner core

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Waszek, Lauren ^a   Deuss, Arwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DATA SET; INNER CORE; ISOTROPY; OUTER CORE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TRAVEL TIME; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 84855338008     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008650     Document Type: Article

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