Grain size-dependent viscosity convection and the thermal evolution of the earth

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 191, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 203-212

  Solomatov, V S ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Grain size; Mantle; Phase transitions; Thermal evolution; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; GRAIN SIZE; MANTLE; PHASE TRANSITION; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0034781293     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00426-5     Document Type: Article

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