Non-Newtonian Stagnant Lid Convection and Magmatic Resur facing on Venus

Icarus

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-80

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

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mantle convection; Melting; Non Newtonian viscosity; Venus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001936844     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6088     Document Type: Article

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