Seismic tomography: a window into deep Earth
The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of the current state of the art in seismic
tomography, and trace its origins from pioneering work in the early 1970s to its present …
tomography, and trace its origins from pioneering work in the early 1970s to its present …
[BOOK][B] An introduction to seismology, earthquakes, and earth structure
S Stein, M Wysession - 2009 - books.google.com
An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structures is an introduction to
seismology and its role in the earth sciences, and is written for advanced undergraduate and …
seismology and its role in the earth sciences, and is written for advanced undergraduate and …
[PDF][PDF] Map** water content in upper mantle
S Karato - Geophysical Monograph-American Geophysical …, 2003 - ldeo.columbia.edu
Variations in water (hydrogen) content in Earth's (upper) mantle can be inferred from
geophysical observations if the relationship between water content and rel evant physical …
geophysical observations if the relationship between water content and rel evant physical …
Deformation of earth materials
S Karato - An introduction to the rheology of Solid Earth, 2008 - sutlib2.sut.ac.th
4.1 Introduction 51 4.2 Elastic constants 52 4.3 Isothermal versus adiabatic elastic constants
55 4.4 Experimental techniques 57 4.5 Some general trends in elasticity: Birch's law 59 4.6 …
55 4.4 Experimental techniques 57 4.5 Some general trends in elasticity: Birch's law 59 4.6 …
Mantle dynamics of Western Pacific and East Asia: Insight from seismic tomography and mineral physics
Recent results of high-resolution seismic tomography and mineral physics experiments are
used to study mantle dynamics of Western Pacific and East Asia. The most important …
used to study mantle dynamics of Western Pacific and East Asia. The most important …
Seismic attenuation and mantle wedge temperatures in the Alaska subduction zone
JC Stachnik, GA Abers… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Anelastic loss of seismic wave energy, or seismic attenuation (1/Q), provides a proxy for
temperature under certain conditions. The Q structure of the upper mantle beneath central …
temperature under certain conditions. The Q structure of the upper mantle beneath central …
Superplumes from the core-mantle boundary to the lithosphere: Implications for heat flux
B Romanowicz, Y Gung - Science, 2002 - science.org
Three-dimensional modeling of upper-mantle anelastic structure reveals that thermal
upwellings associated with the two superplumes, imaged by seismic elastic tomography at …
upwellings associated with the two superplumes, imaged by seismic elastic tomography at …
[PDF][PDF] 1.25—deep earth structure: Q of the Earth from crust to core
B Romanowicz, B Mitchell - Treatise on geophysics, 2015 - scholar.archive.org
Seismic waves have long been known to attenuate at a rate greater than that predicted by
geometric spreading of their wave fronts. Knopoff (1964) pointed out more than four decades …
geometric spreading of their wave fronts. Knopoff (1964) pointed out more than four decades …
The global attenuation structure of the upper mantle
A large data set of fundamental mode Rayleigh wave amplitudes is analyzed to derive a
new global three‐dimensional model of shear wave attenuation in the upper mantle. The …
new global three‐dimensional model of shear wave attenuation in the upper mantle. The …
Estimating P Wave Velocity and Attenuation Structures Using Full Waveform Inversion Based on a Time Domain Complex‐Valued Viscoacoustic Wave Equation: The …
To complement velocity distributions, seismic attenuation provides additional important
information on fluid properties of hydrocarbon reservoirs in exploration seismology, as well …
information on fluid properties of hydrocarbon reservoirs in exploration seismology, as well …