Evolution of starting mantle plumes: A comparison between numerical and laboratory models

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Van Keken, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Mantle plumes; Mathematical models; Physical models

Indexed keywords

LABORATORY MODEL; MANTLE PLUME; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME GROWTH; PLUME INITIATION;

EID: 0030801914     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00042-3     Document Type: Article

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