Scaling of time-dependent stagnant lid convection: Application to small-scale convection on Earth and other terrestrial planets

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B9, 2000, Pages 21795-21817

  Solomatov, V S ^a   Moresi, L N ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; MANTLE; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS;

EID: 0000980423     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900197     Document Type: Article

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