The dynamics of plume-ridge interaction - III. The effects of ridge migration

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 511-518

  Ribe, N M ^a,b   Delattre, W L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANTLE PLUME; RIDGE MIGRATION;

EID: 0031715964     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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