Generation and distribution of global heat flow

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 171-179

  Ye, Z R ^a   Hager, B H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Global heat flow; Mantle flow; Midocean ridge; Peclet number; Plate motion

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLOW; MANTLE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PLATE MOTION;

EID: 0034982989     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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