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Creager, Kenneth C. (1992) Anisotropy of the inner core from differential travel times of the phases PKP and PKIKP. Nature, 356 (6367). 309-314 doi:10.1038/356309a0

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TitleAnisotropy of the inner core from differential travel times of the phases PKP and PKIKP
JournalNature
AuthorsCreager, Kenneth C.Author
Year1992 (March)Volume356
Issue6367
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
DOIdoi:10.1038/356309a0Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceCreager, Kenneth C. (1992) Anisotropy of the inner core from differential travel times of the phases PKP and PKIKP. Nature, 356 (6367). 309-314 doi:10.1038/356309a0
Plain TextCreager, Kenneth C. (1992) Anisotropy of the inner core from differential travel times of the phases PKP and PKIKP. Nature, 356 (6367). 309-314 doi:10.1038/356309a0
In(1992, March) Nature Vol. 356 (6367) Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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