Superswells

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 211-244

  McNutt, Marcia K ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; SOUTH PACIFIC SUPERSWELL; SUPERSWELL; UPWELLING; VOLCANISM;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; THERMAL PLUMES; VOLCANOES;

EARTH'S MANTLE; ELASTIC PLATE; EQUIPOTENTIAL SURFACES; NORTH PACIFIC; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE SEPARATION; SHALLOW SEAFLOOR; TEMPERATURE STRUCTURE;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 0031846433     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98RG00255     Document Type: Article

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