Crustal Layer of Seismic Velocity 6.9 to 7.6 Kilometers per Second under the Deep Oceans
- 3 April 1970
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 168 (3927), 120-121
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.168.3927.120
Abstract
Refraction measurements made in the deep ocean between the Marshall and Hawaiian islands reveal a layer of seismic velocity 7.3 kilometers per second between the 6.8 kilometer per second oceanic crustal layer and the mantle. This layer, normally masked as a second arrival, is revealed by continuous air gun refraction data. The layer may be widespread in the deep oceans.Keywords
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