Dynamical models of mantle volatile evolution and the role of phase transitions and temperature-dependent rheology

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B4, 1999, Pages 7137-7151

  Van Keken, P E ^a   Ballentine, C J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE; PHASE TRANSITION; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0033541415     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900003     Document Type: Article

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