Much progress has been made over the past several decades in delineating the structure of
subducting slabs, but several key aspects of their dynamics remain poorly constrained …

A robust knowledge of seismic anisotropy beneath the continents is essential to our
understanding of plate tectonic theory, as anisotropy provides a unique constraint on the …

Measurements of the splitting or birefringence of seismic shear waves that have passed
through the Earth's mantle yield constraints on the strength and geometry of elastic …

In this section the contribution of CPO to seismic anisotropy in the deep Earth with cases of
olivine and the role of melt is illustrated. The CPO in rocks of upper-mantle origin is now well …

We use normal-mode splitting functions in addition to surface wave phase anomalies, body
wave traveltimes and long-period waveforms to construct a 3-D model of anisotropic shear …

The propagation of two orthogonally polarized shear waves, or shear-wave splitting, is
arguably the most robust indication of seismic anisotropy in the Earth. This splitting can be …

We determined three‐dimensional P and S wave velocities and P wave azimuthal
anisotropic tomography of the Northwest Pacific subduction zones by inverting 1,225,086 P …

Laboratory experiments and geodynamic simulations demonstrate that poloidal-and toroidal-
mode mantle flows develop around subduction zones. Here, we use a new 3-D azimuthal …

Surface wave dispersion measurements for Love wave overtones carry evidence of
azimuthal anisotropy in the transition zone of Earth's mantle (400 to 660 kilometers deep). A …

Expansion of the pressure range of Kawai-type multi-anvil presses (KMAPs) with tungsten
carbide (WC) anvils is called for, especially in the field of Earth science. However, no …