Convective instability of thickening mantle lithosphere

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-70

  Conrad, Clinton P ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective instability; Gravitational instability; Mantle lithosphere; Thermal diffusion; Tibet; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; INSTABILITY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE;

CHINA;

EID: 0033782299     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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