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• Main Authors: Plume Tomography, Guust Nolet A, Richard Allen B, Dapeng Zhao C
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Seismic tomography; Mantle plumes; Upper mantle; Lower mantle; Tilting; Iceland
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.411.6200; http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~rallen/pub/2007nolet/NoletAllenZhaoPlumeTomo2007.pdf

We review the resolution currently available with seismic tomography, in particular the ability of seismic waves to image mantle plumes, and discuss frequently asked questions about artifacts, interpretation and possible systematic errors. These aspects are discussed in more detail for two case hist...