Thermal evolution of the mantle following continental aggregation in 3D convection models

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2649-2652

  Lowman, Julian P ^a   Gable, Carl W ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRANDTL NUMBER; TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL AGGREGATION; MANTLE; THERMAL EVOLUTION; CONTINENTAL MANTLE; CONVECTION MODEL; INTERNAL HEATING; MANTLE CONVECTION MODELS; SUBCONTINENTAL MANTLE; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2-D) MODELING;

GEOPHYSICS; INSULATION;

MANTLE CONVECTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 0033377490     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL008332     Document Type: Article

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