Lithosphere, asthenosphere, and perisphere

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 125-149

  Anderson, Don L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL FLOOD BASALT; DEPLETED MANTLE; EARTH'S STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMA RESERVOIR; PERISPHERE; THERMAL BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 0028813014     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/94RG02785     Document Type: Review

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