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Longitudinal waves through the Earth's Core^*

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DIVISION OF THE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

Abstract

Amplitudes, periods, and travel times of the longitudinal P' or PKP core waves have been investigated. Results indicate that the epicentral distance of the main focal point and the travel time of P' phases vary with the periods of the waves. This variation would seem reasonably explained in terms of dispersion. The point of reversal in the travel-time curve of the waves through the outer core is believed to lie near 157°. Data suggest a discontinuity between 120° and 125° rather than 110°. Anomalies existing in energy, period, and travel-time relationships of the P' phases indicate that current concepts of velocity distribution and of propagation paths within the core are in need of modification.

Footnotes

^* Manuscript received for publication June 23, 1950.

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