Internal thermal boundary layer stability in phase transition modulated convection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B2, 1997, Pages 2731-2749

  Butler, Samuel ^a   Peltier, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical ionization; Collision induced dissociation; Functional groups; MH+ ions; Proton transfer; Stereoisomeric diethers

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE EFFECT; CONVECTION; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITION; STABILITY; THERMAL BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 0030763810     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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