Receiver functions in the western United States, with implications for upper mantle structure and dynamics
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Receiver functions in the western United States, with implications for upper mantle structure and dynamics
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb001194