On the partitioning of mantle heat loss below oceans and continents over time and its relationship to the Archaean paradox

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 706-720

  Lenardic, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; MANTLE;

EID: 0032428763     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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