Influence of the load wavelength on the permeability of a viscosity interface in the mantle

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-72

  Čížková, Hana ^a,c   Čadek, Ondřej ^a,c   Van Den Berg, Arie P ^b,d  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c V Holesovickach 2   (Czech Republic)

^d Institute for Earth Sciences   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

660 km discontinuity; Mantle dynamics; Mantle viscosity

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; PERMEABILITY; UPWELLING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0030791834     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023388707657     Document Type: Article

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