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Planetary core size: A seismological approach
Knapmeyer, M. (2011) Planetary core size: A seismological approach. Planetary and Space Science, 59, pp. 1062-1068. Elsevier Inc.. DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.03.016.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2010.03.016
Abstract
A key parameter for understanding the geodynamics of a terrestrial planet is the size of its core. Numerical evaluation of 28 different interior structure models of Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, and Mars suggests that there is an almost linear relationship between the core radius and the extent of the seismic P-wave core shadow. A scaling law is derived from a simple mantle density and velocity model that permits the interpretation of respective seismic measurements on terrestrial planetary bodies.
| Document Type: | Article | ||||
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| Title: | Planetary core size: A seismological approach | ||||
| Authors: |
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| Date: | 2011 | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Planetary and Space Science | ||||
| Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||
| In Open Access: | No | ||||
| In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||
| In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||
| Volume: | 59 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pss.2010.03.016 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1062-1068 | ||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. | ||||
| Status: | Published | ||||
| Keywords: | Terrestrial planets; Interior structure; Seismology; Planetary cores | ||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||
| HGF - Program: | Space | ||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums | ||||
| DLR - Research area: | Space | ||||
| DLR - Program: | W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums | ||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | W - Vorhaben Exploration des Sonnensystems (old) | ||||
| Location: | Berlin-Adlershof | ||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Planetary Research > Planetary Physics Institute of Planetary Research | ||||
| Deposited By: | Lena Noack | ||||
| Deposited On: | 10 Jun 2011 15:41 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2013 20:40 |
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