Non-linear effects from variable thermal conductivity and mantle internal heating: Implications for massive melting and secular cooling of the mantle

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 129, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 359-375

  Van den Berg, A P ^a   Yuen, D A ^b   Allwardt, J R ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mantle convection; Secular cooling; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

COOLING; MANTLE CONVECTION; MELTING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0036119185     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(01)00304-1     Document Type: Article

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