Supplementary Figure 6

Supplementary Figure 6: Backus-Gilbert resolution kernels

Backus-Gilbert tests indicate where structure in the inverted model has its origin in the real Earth.

Supplementary Figure 6A

Backus-Gilbert resolution kernels for structure at 200-km depth with l=4 and m=3 for each of the three volumetric models. The red curve represents the S velocity, the blue curve represents the P velocity, and the green curve represents density.

Supplementary Figure 6B

Same as in (A) but with structure at 1300-km depth with l=6 and m=5. The high angular degree (l=6), which is damped most strongly, produces broad peaks with large contributions from other volumetric structures.

Supplementary Figure 6C

Same as in (A) but with structure at 2800-km depth with l=2 and m=1.


Supplementary Figure 5

Supplementary Figure 7

Index of Figures


Miaki Ishii, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, copyright ©1999, all rights reserved
Last modified: September 7, 1999