Introduction
The lowermost mantle—also known as D\(^{\prime \prime }\) —comprises the few hundred kilometres above the core–mantle boundary, and is known to show significant seismic anisotropy. In this thesis I attempt to use observations of shear wave splitting to co
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Andy Nowacki
Plate Deformation from Cradle to Grave Seismic Anisotropy and Deformation at Mid-Ocean Ridges and in the Lowermost Mantle Doctoral Thesis accepted by the University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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Supervisors Dr. James Wookey School of Earth Sciences University of Bristol Bristol UK
Author Dr. Andy Nowacki School of Earth Sciences University of Bristol Bristol UK
Prof. J.-Michael Kendall School of Earth Sciences University of Bristol Bristol UK
ISSN 2190-5053 ISBN 978-3-642-34841-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-34842-6
ISSN 2190-5061 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-34842-6 (eBook)
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