The influence of boundary heterogeneity in experimental models of mantle convection with internal heat sources

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 128, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 195-205

  Namiki, A ^a   Kurita, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

D layer; Hotspots; Internal heating; Mantle convection

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CONVECTION; DISCONTINUITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT SOURCE; HOT SPOT; MANTLE CONVECTION;

EID: 0035685589     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(01)00286-2     Document Type: Article

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