Mantle dynamics in Mars and Venus: influence of an immobile lithosphere on three-dimensional mantle convection

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 95, Issue B9, 1990, Pages

  Schubert, G ^a   Bercovici, D ^a   Glatzmaier, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; CORE/MANTLE BOUNDARY; GEODYNAMICS; HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

MARS; VENUS;

EID: 0025628145     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/jb095ib09p14105     Document Type: Article

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