The potential influence of radiative heat transfer on the formation of megaplumes in the lower mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 1994, Pages 255-266

  Matyska, Ctirad ^a   Moser, Jiří ^a   Yuen, David A ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW VELOCITY ZONE; MANTLE (LOWER); MANTLE PLUME; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; SEISMIC SURVEY;

EID: 0028564236     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(94)90219-4     Document Type: Article

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