Influence of chemical buoyancy on the dynamics of slabs in the transition zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B10, 1997, Pages 22435-22443

  Christensen, Ulrich R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; MANTLE; SUBDUCTED SLAB; TRANSITION ZONE;

EID: 0031407393     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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