Large-scale lithospheric stress field and topography induced by global mantle circulation

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-91

  Steinberger, Bernhard ^a   Schmeling, Harro ^a   Marquart, Gabriele ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hot spots; Lithosphere; Mantle; Plate tectonics; Stress fields

Indexed keywords

HOT SPOT; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 0035050821     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00229-1     Document Type: Article

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