A model for sedimentary compaction of a viscous medium and its application to inner-core growth

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 502-524

  Sumita, Ikuro ^a   Yoshida, Shigeo ^a   Kumazawa, Mineo ^b   Hamano, Yozo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Inner core; Permeability; Porosity; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

CORE (INNER); DARCY VELOCITY; POROSITY; SEDIMENTARY COMPACTION; VISCOUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0029730978     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb07034.x     Document Type: Article

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