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receiver function: a standalone construct

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Seismology

a seismic method that isolates waves converted at boundaries beneath a station to map crust and mantle layering.

In seismology, receiver function refers to a seismic method that isolates waves converted at boundaries beneath a station to map crust and mantle layering. This meaning comes from Langston (1979) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.[1]

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Recovery means
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References

Langston, C. A. (1979). Structure under Mount Rainier, Washington, inferred from teleseismic body waves. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 84(B9), 4749-4762. https://doi.org/10.1029/jb084ib09p04749

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