Tomographic imaging of multiple mantle plumes in the uppermost lower mantle

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 88-92

  Rhodes, Mark ^a,b   Huw Davies, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Cardiff University ^*

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hotspots; Mantle; Mantle convection; Plumes; Seismic structure; Tomography

Indexed keywords

LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; P-WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034762069     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0956-540X.2001.01512.x     Document Type: Article

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