Constraints on mantle convection from seismic tomography

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2000

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Kárason, H.
Hilst, R.D. van der

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Abstract

Since the advent of global seismic tomography some 25 years ago, advances in technology, seismological theory, and data acquisition have allowed spectacular progress in our ability to image seismic heterogeneity in Earth's mantle. We briefly review some concepts of seismic tomography, such as parameterization.

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seismic tomography, mantle convection, mantle flow, slabs, oceanic lithosphere, tomographic imaging, P-wavespeed

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