Localization of dislocation creep in the lower mantle: Implications for the origin of seismic anisotropy

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 191, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 85-99

  McNamara, Allen K ^a   Karato, Shun Ichiro ^b   Van Keken, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Convection; Core mantle boundary; Dislocation creep; Mantle

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; CREEP; DISLOCATION; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

EID: 0034814489     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00405-8     Document Type: Article

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