Convection in Io's asthenosphere: Redistribution of nonuniform tidal heating by mean flows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E12, 2001, Pages 32971-32981

  Tackley, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; HEAT FLOW; IO; JUPITER; MANTLE CONVECTION; PLANETARY SATELLITE; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0035718613     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001411     Document Type: Article

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