Seismic evidence for water deep in earth's upper mantle

M. van der Meijde; F. Marone; D. Giardini; S. van der Lee

Seismic evidence for water deep in earth's upper mantle

M. van der Meijde, F. Marone, D. Giardini, S. van der Lee

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Abstract

Water in the deep upper mantle can influence the properties of seismic discontinuities in the mantle transition zone. Observations of converted seismic waves provide evidence of a 20- to 35-kilometer-thick discontinuity near a depth of 410 kilometers, most likely explained by as much as 700 parts per million of water by weight.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1556-1558
Journal	Science
Volume	300
Issue number	5625
Publication status	Published - 2003

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ADLIB-ART-2281
ESA

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