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Upper Mantle Attenuation

Upper Mantle Attenuation is a geophysical phenomenon within seismic attenuation that specifically characterizes the dissipation of seismic wave energy due to anelastic processes in the Earth's upper mantle, distinguished from attenuation in other mantle layers by its dependence on temperature, composition, and partial melt in the depth range approximately 50 to 660 kilometers.

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Water, partial melting and the origin of the seismic low velocity and high attenuation zone in the upper mantle

Shun‐ichiro Karato, Haemyeong Jung · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1998 · 538 citations

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Lateral inhomogeneities of the upper mantle

Markus Båth · Tectonophysics · 1965 · 537 citations

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The seismological signature of temperature and grain size variations in the upper mantle

U. Faul, Ian Jackson · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2005 · 514 citations

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L. Knopoff · Reviews of Geophysics · 1964 · 431 citations

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Deep earthquake zones, anomalous structures in the upper mantle, and the lithosphere

Jack Oliver, Bryan L. Isacks · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1967 · 428 citations

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  1. BR
    Barbara Romanowicz

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    14 publications · 891 citations

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    Bryan L. Isacks

    Cornell University, United States

    13 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. MB
    Muawia Barazangi

    Cornell University, United States

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. GF
    G. F. Panza

    University of Trieste, Italy

    11 publications · 371 citations

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  5. BL
    B. L. N. Kennett

    Australian National University, Australia

    11 publications · 652 citations

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  1. Institut de physique du globe de Paris

    Paris, France

    23 h-index

    49 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    21 h-index

    51 publications

    6.2K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    19 h-index

    54 publications

    3.7K citations

  4. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    16 h-index

    28 publications

    2.8K citations

  5. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    Sparkill, United States

    16 h-index

    31 publications

    2.9K citations

  6. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    16 h-index

    29 publications

    2K citations

  7. China Earthquake Administration

    Beijing, China

    15 h-index

    55 publications

    2.8K citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    13 h-index

    18 publications

    1.5K citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 75 publications · 8.9K citations

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  2. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    69 publications · 5.9K citations

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  3. Tectonophysics

    69 publications · 3.4K citations

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  4. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 48 publications · 2.6K citations

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  5. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors

    44 publications · 2.4K citations

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