New mantle convection model may reconcile conflicting evidence

Eos

Volumn 80, Issue 45, 1999, Pages 535-539

  Albarède, Francis ^a   Van Der Hilst, Rob D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0000027283     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: 23249250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/EO080i045p00535     Document Type: Article

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