2D modeling of melt percolation in the mantle: The role of a melt dependent mush viscosity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 683-686

  Khodakovskii, G ^a   Rabinowicz, M ^b   Genthon, P ^b   Ceuleneer, G ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; SOLITONS; SOLVENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); VISCOSITY;

2-D MODEL; 2-D WAVE; CRITICAL CONCENTRATION; HORIZONTAL WAVES; MELT PERCOLATIONS; NON LINEAR; WAVE EVOLUTION;

VISCOSITY; TECTONICS;

EARTH'S MOLTEN MANTLE; MELT DEPENDENT MUSH VISCOSITY;

MANTLE MELT; MUSH VISCOSITY; PERCOLATION MODEL;

EID: 0032029647     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00222     Document Type: Article

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