Preface
Shun-ichiro Karato, Lars Stixrude, Robert C. Liebermann, Guy Masters, and Alessandro Forte vii
Introduction: Probing Earth's Deep Interior
Shun-ichiro Karato, Alessandro Forte, Robert C. Liebermann, Guy Masters, and Lars Stixrude 1
Geodynamics
Seismic-Geodynamic Constraints on Mantle Flow: Implications for Layered Convection,
Mantle Viscosity, and Seismic Anisotropy in the Deep Mantle
Alessandro M. Forte 3
Dynamics of the Earth's Core
Bruce A. Buffett 37
Seismic Tomography
The Relative Behavior of Shear Velocity, Bulk Sound Speed, and Compressional Velocity in the Mantle:
Implications for Chemical and Thermal Structure
Guy Masters, Gabi Laske, Harold Bolton, and Adam Dziewonski 63
Inner Core Anisotropy and Rotation
Kenneth C. Creager 89
Upper Mantle Seismic Discontinuities
Peter M. Shearer 115
Seismic Anisotropy in the Boundary Layers of the Mantle
J-M. Kendall 133
Seismological Constraints on Attenuation in the Earth: A Review
Barbara Romanowicz and Joseph J. Durek 161
Mineral Physics (Anharmonicity, Anelasticity, Anisotropy)
Elasticity of Mantle Minerals (Experimental Studies)
Robert C. Liebermann 181
Elasticity of Mantle Phases at High Pressure and Temperature
Lars Stixrude 201
Phase Transformations: Implications for Mantle Structure
Donald J. Weidner and Yanbin Wang 215
The Seismic Anisotropy of the Earth's Mantle: From Single Crystal to Poly crystal
D. Mainprice, G. Barruol, and W. Ben Ismail 237
Laboratory Measurement of Seismic Wave Dispersion and Attenuation: Recent Progress
Ian Jackson 265