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That “Dahm” layer comments on renaming the D”

Author(s) -

Howell Benjamin F.,

Kisslinger Carl

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

eos, transactions american geophysical union

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316

H-Index - 86

eISSN - 2324-9250

pISSN - 0096-3941

DOI - 10.1029/00eo00145

Subject(s) - layer (electronics) , mantle (geology) , core (optical fiber) , computer science , geology , geophysics , materials science , telecommunications , nanotechnology

Benjamin F. Chao has suggested that Bullen's layer just above the mantle‐core boundary be renamed the Bullen layer. I believe that this is inappropriate. Boundaries and layers in the Earth are most properly named after their discoverers or those who first measured their location or properties. Cornelius G. Dahm [1936] first described this layer and deserves to have it named after him. This is appropriate also because it is convenient to have a short, easy‐to‐remember name that is similar to D″, which has been in use for a long time.

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