Mantle convection with strong subduction zones

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 271-288

  Conrad, Clinton P ^a,b   Hager, Bradford H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lithosphere; Mantle convection; Plate tectonics; Subduction; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; MANTLE; MANTLE CONVECTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0035096099     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2001.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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