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2006, Oceanography 19(4):144–149, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.12
Ocean Seismic Observatories
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Authors
Kiyoshi Suyehiro | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Jean-Paul Montagner | Institut de Physique du Globe, Paris, France
Ralph A. Stephen | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Eiichiro Araki | Institute for Research on Earth Evolution (IFREE), JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Toshihiko Kanazawa | Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
John Orcutt | University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Barbara Romanowicz | Seismological Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Selwyn Sacks | Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC, USA
Masanao Shinohara | Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
First Paragraph
Global seismic observations are essential for understanding earthquake mechanisms and for building a three-dimensional picture of Earth's internal structure. Seismic waves generated by large earthquakes, in particular, travel through Earth's deep interior and can be recorded at stations around the globe. This seismological information, together with other geophysical and geological data, can be used to infer Earth's geologic history and also to study its present-day dynamics, such as mantle convection and plate motions.
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Citation
Suyehiro, K., J.-P. Montagner, R.A. Stephen, E. Araki, T. Kanazawa, J. Orcutt, B. Romanowicz, S. Sacks, and M. Shinohara. 2006. Ocean seismic observatories. Oceanography 19(4):144–149, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.12.