Dynamical effects of a temperature- and pressure-dependent lower-mantle rheology on the interaction of upwellings with the transition zone

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 85-100

  Steinbach, Volker ^a   Yuen, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower mantle viscosity; Mantle upwellings; Rayleigh numbers; Temperature and pressure dependent rheology; Upwelling plumes

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; P/T CONDITIONS; RHEOLOGY; TRANSITION ZONE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0031407875     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(97)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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