The composition and geotherm of the lower mantle: Constraints from the elasticity of silicate perovskite

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 103-109

  Da Silva, Cesar R S ^a,b   Wentzcovitch, R M ^a,b   Patel, A ^c   Price, G D ^c   Karato, S I ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geotherm; Lower mantle; Silicate perovskite

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PEROVSKITE;

EID: 0034096522     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00133-8     Document Type: Article

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