Open AccessSKS and Seismic Velocities in the Outer Core
Author(s) -
Randall M. J.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1970.tb01780.x
Subject(s) - geology , seismology , core (optical fiber) , outer core , seismic velocity , geophysics , geodesy , inner core , physics , optics
Summary A statistical treatment of observations of SKS is combined with other information on SKS and on the AB branch of PKP , leading to a revised velocity distribution for the outer core. The seismic velocity at the top of the core appears to be 8.26 km s ‐1 , somewhat greater than Jeffreys's value of 8.10 kms ‐1 .