The scales of mantle convection

Tectonophysics

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-17

  Anderson, Don L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Geoid; Global; Plumes; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001796993     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00169-8     Document Type: Article

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