Lateral heterogeneity in the earth's mantle

Lateral heterogeneity in the earth's mantle

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ABSTRACT The characteristics of seismic waves detected at the Large Aperture Seismic Array in Montana suggest that, beneath the Bonin Island Arc in particular, there are lateral inhomogeneities in the mantle. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your institution Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Learn more Buy this article * Purchase on SpringerLink * Instant access to full article PDF Buy now Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ADDITIONAL ACCESS OPTIONS: * Log in * Learn about institutional subscriptions * Read our FAQs * Contact customer support SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS DENSITY AND STRENGTH VARIATIONS IN THE MANTLE LITHOSPHERE AFFECT THE DISTRIBUTION OF INTRAPLATE EARTHQUAKES Article Open access 09 May 2024 LARGE-SCALE VARIATION IN SEISMIC ANISOTROPY IN THE CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE BENEATH ANATOLIA, TURKEY Article Open access 15 April 2021 AN INITIAL MAP OF FINE-SCALE HETEROGENEITY IN THE EARTH’S INNER CORE Article 24 February 2022 REFERENCES * Manchee, E. B., and Weichert, D. H., _Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer._, 58, 1359 (1968). Google Scholar  * Vinnik, L. P., and Nikolayev, A. V., _Izv. Akad. Nank. Fiz. Zemlya._, 11, 24 (1970). Google Scholar  * Capon, J., _Semiannual Technical Summary, Seismic Discrimination_ (M.I.T., Lincoln Laboratory, 1972). Google Scholar  * Greenfield, R. J., and Sheppard, R. M., _Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer._, 59, 409 (1969). Google Scholar  * Engdahl, E. R., and Felix, C. P., _J. Geophys. Res._, 76, 2706 (1971). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Niazi, M., _Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer._, 56, 491 (1969). Google Scholar  * Chiburis, E. F., _Seismic Data Lab. Rep._, No. 159 (Teledyne, Alexandria, Virginia, 1966). Google Scholar  * Chinnery, M. A., _Phys. Earth Planet. Int._, 2, 1 (1969). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Phinney, R. A., and Alexander, S. S., _J. Geophys. Res._, 74, 4967 (1969). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Morgan, W. J., _Nature_, 230, 42 (1971). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Chinnery, M. A., _Investigations of P-Wave Arrivals at LASA_ (Brown University Department of Geological Sciences, 1971). Google Scholar  * Whitcomb, J. H., and Anderson, D. L., _J. Geophys. Res._, 75, 5713 (1970). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Johnson, L. R., _Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer._, 59, 973 (1969). Google Scholar  * Corbishley, D. J., _Geophys. J._, 19, 1 (1970). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts, 02173 D. DAVIES & R. M. SHEPPARD Authors * D. DAVIES View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * R. M. SHEPPARD View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE DAVIES, D., SHEPPARD, R. Lateral Heterogeneity in the Earth's Mantle. _Nature_ 239, 318–323 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239318a0 Download citation * Received: 08 August 1972 * Issue Date: 06 October 1972 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/239318a0 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Get shareable link Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Copy to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative

ABSTRACT The characteristics of seismic waves detected at the Large Aperture Seismic Array in Montana suggest that, beneath the Bonin Island Arc in particular, there are lateral


inhomogeneities in the mantle. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your


institution Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Learn more Buy this article * Purchase on SpringerLink * Instant access


to full article PDF Buy now Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ADDITIONAL ACCESS OPTIONS: * Log in * Learn about institutional subscriptions * Read our


FAQs * Contact customer support SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS DENSITY AND STRENGTH VARIATIONS IN THE MANTLE LITHOSPHERE AFFECT THE DISTRIBUTION OF INTRAPLATE EARTHQUAKES Article


Open access 09 May 2024 LARGE-SCALE VARIATION IN SEISMIC ANISOTROPY IN THE CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE BENEATH ANATOLIA, TURKEY Article Open access 15 April 2021 AN INITIAL MAP OF FINE-SCALE


HETEROGENEITY IN THE EARTH’S INNER CORE Article 24 February 2022 REFERENCES * Manchee, E. B., and Weichert, D. H., _Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer._, 58, 1359 (1968). Google Scholar  * Vinnik, L.


P., and Nikolayev, A. V., _Izv. Akad. Nank. Fiz. Zemlya._, 11, 24 (1970). Google Scholar  * Capon, J., _Semiannual Technical Summary, Seismic Discrimination_ (M.I.T., Lincoln Laboratory,


1972). Google Scholar  * Greenfield, R. J., and Sheppard, R. M., _Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer._, 59, 409 (1969). Google Scholar  * Engdahl, E. R., and Felix, C. P., _J. Geophys. Res._, 76, 2706


(1971). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Niazi, M., _Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer._, 56, 491 (1969). Google Scholar  * Chiburis, E. F., _Seismic Data Lab. Rep._, No. 159 (Teledyne, Alexandria,


Virginia, 1966). Google Scholar  * Chinnery, M. A., _Phys. Earth Planet. Int._, 2, 1 (1969). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Phinney, R. A., and Alexander, S. S., _J. Geophys. Res._, 74,


4967 (1969). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Morgan, W. J., _Nature_, 230, 42 (1971). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Chinnery, M. A., _Investigations of P-Wave Arrivals at LASA_ (Brown


University Department of Geological Sciences, 1971). Google Scholar  * Whitcomb, J. H., and Anderson, D. L., _J. Geophys. Res._, 75, 5713 (1970). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Johnson, L.


R., _Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer._, 59, 973 (1969). Google Scholar  * Corbishley, D. J., _Geophys. J._, 19, 1 (1970). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS


AND AFFILIATIONS * Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts, 02173 D. DAVIES & R. M. SHEPPARD Authors * D. DAVIES View author publications You


can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * R. M. SHEPPARD View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints


and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE DAVIES, D., SHEPPARD, R. Lateral Heterogeneity in the Earth's Mantle. _Nature_ 239, 318–323 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239318a0


Download citation * Received: 08 August 1972 * Issue Date: 06 October 1972 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/239318a0 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Anyone you share the following link with will be able


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