Global surface heat flux anomalies from seismic tomography-based models of mantle flow: Implications for mantle convection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 23743-23780

  Pari, Giovanni ^a,b,c   Peltier, W Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; MANTLE CONVECTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032505790     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb01668     Document Type: Article

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