Constraints on upper mantle discontinuities from observations of long‐period reflected and converted phases

PM Shearer - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
Stacked images combining over 5 years of long‐period Global Digital Seismograph Network
data reveal many phases associated with reflections and conversions from upper mantle …

Evidence for a sharp 670‐km discontinuity as inferred from P‐to‐S converted waves

H Paulssen - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
The fine structure of the upper mantle discontinuities is investigated using observations of
converted waves on short‐period and broadband seismograms. Using a stacking technique …

Constraining seismic velocity and density for the mantle transition zone with reflected and transmitted waveforms

JF Lawrence, PM Shearer - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We examine stacks of several seismic phases having different sensitivities to mantle
transition zone structure. When analyzed separately, underside P and S reflections (PdP …

[PDF][PDF] Upper mantle seismic discontinuities

PM Shearer - Geophysical monograph-American Geophysical …, 2000 - igppweb.ucsd.edu
The upper mantle seismic discontinuities provide important constraints on models of mantle
composition and dynamics. New observations of re-flected and converted phases from the …

Global observations of mantle discontinuities using SS and PP precursors

A Deuss - Surveys in geophysics, 2009 - Springer
SS and PP precursors are currently the only body wave data types that have significant
coverage in both oceanic and continental regions to study the existence and characteristics …

Investigation of upper mantle discontinuity structure beneath the central Pacific using SS precursors

N Schmerr, E Garnero - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Using a high‐quality broadband seismic data set of precursors to the phase SS, we
investigate the structure of upper mantle discontinuities beneath the central Pacific including …

Simultaneous inversion for mantle shear velocity and topography of transition zone discontinuities

YJ Gu, AM Dziewoński, G Ekström - Geophysical Journal …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Until now, modelling of three-dimensional (3-D) velocity variations in the mantle and
topography of the transition zone discontinuities have been considered separately. Velocity …

Search for seismic discontinuities in the lower mantle

L Vinnik, M Kato, H Kawakatsu - Geophysical Journal …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Indications of lower mantle discontinuities have been debated for decades, but still little is
known about their properties, and their origins are enigmatic. In our study broad-band …

Global mapping of upper mantle reflectors from long-period SS precursors

PM Shearer - Geophysical Journal International, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Long-period precursors to SS resulting from underside reflections off upper mantle
discontinuities (SdS where d is the discontinuity depth) can be used to map the global …

A study of mantle layering beneath the western Pacific

J Revenaugh, TH Jordan - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
The reverberative interval of the seismogram, defined as the portion following the surface
wave train propagating along the minor arc and ending with the first body wave arrivals from …