Effects of mantle heat source distribution on supercontinent stability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B6, 1999, Pages 12733-12746

  Lowman, Julian P ^a,b   Jarvis, Gary T ^a,c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CORE (PLANETARY); HEAT FLOW; HEAT PRODUCTION; SUPERCONTINENT;

EID: 0033542321     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900108     Document Type: Article

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