Numerical investigation of 2D convection with extremely large viscosity variations

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 2154-2162

  Moresi, L N ^a   Solomatov, V S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; MANTLE; STAGNANT LID MODEL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0029527772     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.868465     Document Type: Article

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