简介:ThestudiesonthestructureandphysicalpropertiesoftheEarth'sinteriordonebyChinesegeophysicistsfrom1999to2002werereviewedinthispaper.Itincludesseveralresearchareas:thestructureoftheEarth'sinteriorsusingseismictomography,anisotropyoftheuppermantleinChinaanditsadjacentareas,qualityfactorQβforSwaves,subductionzone,mantlediscontinuities,physicalpropertiesofEarth'smaterialsandothers.Thereviewconcernsmainlythecontents,themethodsandtheresultsofthestudies.ItcanbeseenthatnewprogressinthestudyonthestructureandphysicalpropertiesoftheEarth'sinteriorhasbeenmadeinthelast4yearsinChina.Itisshownonthreeaspects:advancementmadeonsomepreexistentareas;pioneeringonsomenewfieldsandnewmethodsadopted.