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Oreshin, S.I. and Vinnik, L.P. (2004). Heterogeneity and anisotropy of seismic attenuation in the inner core. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2003GL018591. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We evaluate seismic attenuation in the inner core from the spectral ratio between the seismic phase PKP(DF) and either PKP(AB) or PKP(BC) at the epicentral distances from 150¿ to 170¿. The global data set is divided into two groups according to the position of the turning point of PKP(DF) either in the eastern (from 50¿E to 120¿W) or the western hemisphere. In the eastern hemisphere the parameter t★ shows strong dependence on the epicentral distance and no dependence on the angle between the Earth's spin axis and PKP(DF) ray at the turning point. In the western hemisphere t★ is weakly dependent on the distance, and varies between approximately 0.7 s and 0.1 s for the angles between 0¿ and 90¿, respectively. Our results allow us to reconcile seemingly incompatible results of many previous studies. The anisotropy of attenuation is correlated with the anisotropy of P velocity. |
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Keywords
Physical Properties of Rocks, Wave attenuation, Seismology, Body wave propagation, Seismology, Core and mantle |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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