Nature of a low-velocity zone atop the transition zone in northwestern Canada
Seismic studies over the past decade have identified a S-wave low-velocity zone (LVZ) above the transition zone at various locations around the globe. This layer is hypothesized to be a lens of dense, fluid-rich silicate melt ponding atop the 410 km discontinuity, beneath the silicate melt-density c...
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University of British Columbia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/11762 |