Free oscillations illuminate the mantle

R. Widmer-Schnidrig ()
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R. Widmer-Schnidrig: Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California San Diego

Nature, 1999, vol. 398, issue 6725, 292-293

Abstract: Seismic waves created by large earthquakes can tell us a lot about the inner structure of the Earth. Studies of 'normal mode' oscillations — standing wave patterns — are providing a more complete picture of the Earth's mantle, and may help distinguish between competing theories of mantle convection.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1038/18567

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