Structure and physical properties of the garth's interior

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2003-05-15
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ThestudiesonthestructureandphysicalpropertiesoftheEarth'sinteriordonebyChinesegeophysicistsfrom1999to2002werereviewedinthispaper.Itincludesseveralresearchareas:thestructureoftheEarth'sinteriorsusingseismictomography,anisotropyoftheuppermantleinChinaanditsadjacentareas,qualityfactorQβforSwaves,subductionzone,mantlediscontinuities,physicalpropertiesofEarth'smaterialsandothers.Thereviewconcernsmainlythecontents,themethodsandtheresultsofthestudies.ItcanbeseenthatnewprogressinthestudyonthestructureandphysicalpropertiesoftheEarth'sinteriorhasbeenmadeinthelast4yearsinChina.Itisshownonthreeaspects:advancementmadeonsomepreexistentareas;pioneeringonsomenewfieldsandnewmethodsadopted.