Hotspot distribution, gravity, mantle tomography: Evidence for plumes

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 585-608

  Seidler, Eckbert ^a   Jacoby, Wolfgang R ^b   Cavsak, Hasan ^c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Institute of Geophysics   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY ANOMALY; HOT SPOT; MANTLE PLUME; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033515053     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(98)00020-9     Document Type: Article

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