Published January 1960 | Version Published
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Note on the variational and homogeneous layer approximations for the computation of Rayleigh-wave dispersion

Abstract

An earlier study of upper mantle structure using a variational method is repeated using the homogeneous layer approximation programmed for an electronic digital computer to obtain dispersion curves. The dispersion curves computed by the two methods differ significantly but systematically so as to yield the same conclusion about the presence of the Gutenberg low-velocity zone in the upper mantle.

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Copyright © 1960, by the Seismological Society of America. Manuscript received for publication July 22, 1959, with additions received September 22, 1959. The authors are grateful to Drs. Dorman, Ewing, and Oliver for letting them see a prepublication copy of their manuscript. This work was supported by grants from the IGY interdisciplinary program and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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