The dynamical origin of Hawaiian volcanism

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 517-531

  Ribe, N M ^a   Christensen, U R ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Heat transfer; Mantle plumes; Melting; Viscosity; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; HEAT TRANSFER; MANTLE PLUME; MELTING; VISCOSITY; VOLCANISM;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033618951     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00179-X     Document Type: Article

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