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Record 1 1978-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geophysics
OBS

Specifically, the zone in the upper mantle, variously defined as from 60 to 250 km in depth, in which velocities are about 6% lower than in the outermost mantle. It is probably caused by the near-melting-point temperature of the material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géophysique
OBS

Une couche faible vitesse située dans le manteau sup. (...)

Spanish

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