Shadow zone

Japanese: shadow zone(英語表記)shadowzone
Shadow zone

...Due to this refraction, P waves passing through the core only propagate beyond the epicentral distance of 142 degrees. The area between the epicentral distances of 104 degrees and 142 degrees is the shadow zone of the core, where P waves do not reach. The depth of the mantle-core boundary was estimated to be 2,900 km by B. Gutenberg in 1913. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "shadow zone" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この屈折のため,核内を通過するP波は震央距離142度以遠にのみ伝搬する。震央距離104度から142度まではP波が到達しない核の影となる地帯(シャドーゾーンshadow zone)である。マントル‐核境界の深さは13年にグーテンベルクB.Gutenbergにより2900kmと推定された。…

※「shadow zone」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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