Shallow mantle temperatures under Europe from P and S wave tomography
Temperature is one of the key parameters controlling lithospheric and mantle dynamics and
rheology. Using recent experimental data on elastic parameters and anelasticity, we obtain …
rheology. Using recent experimental data on elastic parameters and anelasticity, we obtain …
The heterogeneous upper mantle low velocity zone
H Thybo - Tectonophysics, 2006 - Elsevier
The upper mantle low velocity zone (LVZ) is a depth interval with slightly reduced seismic
velocity compared to the surrounding depth intervals. The zone is present below a relatively …
velocity compared to the surrounding depth intervals. The zone is present below a relatively …
Planetary seismology
P Lognonné, B Mosser - Surveys in Geophysics, 1993 - Springer
Since 1969, seismology has been extended beyond the Earth, and seismic sensors have
been placed on the surface of other bodies of the solar system. A Lunar seismic network …
been placed on the surface of other bodies of the solar system. A Lunar seismic network …
Geometrical attenuation, frequency dependence of Q, and the absorption band problem
IB Morozov - Geophysical Journal International, 2008 - academic.oup.com
A geometrical attenuation model is proposed as an alternative to the conventional frequency-
dependent attenuation law Q (f)= Q 0 (f/f 0) η. The new model provides a straightforward …
dependent attenuation law Q (f)= Q 0 (f/f 0) η. The new model provides a straightforward …
Observing and modeling elastic scattering in the deep Earth
PM Shearer, PS Earle - Advances in geophysics, 2008 - Elsevier
Seismic scattering in the deep Earth below the mantle transition zone is observed from
precursors and codas to a number of body‐wave arrivals, including P, P diff, PKP, PKiKP …
precursors and codas to a number of body‐wave arrivals, including P, P diff, PKP, PKiKP …
Travel times of P and S from the global digital seismic networks: Implications for the relative variation of P and S velocity in the mantle
H Bolton, G Masters - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
We present new data sets of P and S arrival times which have been handpicked from long‐
period vertical and transverse component recordings of the various global seismic networks …
period vertical and transverse component recordings of the various global seismic networks …
Direct measurement of the mantle attenuation operator from broadband P and S Waveforms
GL Choy, VF Cormier - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 1986 - Wiley Online Library
Displacement and velocity records of P and SH body waves with broadband frequency
content from 0.01 to 5.0 Hz are obtained either directly or through multichannel …
content from 0.01 to 5.0 Hz are obtained either directly or through multichannel …
A Simultaneous Multiphase Approach to Determine P-Wave and S-Wave Attenuation of the Crust and Upper Mantle
ME Pasyanos, WR Walter… - Bulletin of the …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We have generalized the methodology of our regional amplitude tomography from the Lg
phase to the four primary regional phases (Pn, Pg, Sn, Lg). Differences in the geometrical …
phase to the four primary regional phases (Pn, Pg, Sn, Lg). Differences in the geometrical …
Upper-mantle velocity structure beneath the Siberian platform
K Priestley, J Cipar, A Egorkin… - Geophysical Journal …, 1994 - academic.oup.com
We present a new velocity model for the continental upper mantle beneath central Siberia
based on observations of the 1982 'RIFT'Deep Seismic Sounding (DSS) profile. Three …
based on observations of the 1982 'RIFT'Deep Seismic Sounding (DSS) profile. Three …
The upper mantle degree 2: Constraints and inferences from global mantle wave attenuation measurements
B Romanowicz - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
We present the results of an analysis of global lateral variations in anelasticity of the upper
mantle, as measured from very long period Rayleigh waves observed on the GEOSCOPE …
mantle, as measured from very long period Rayleigh waves observed on the GEOSCOPE …