Small-scale convection in the D″ layer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Solomatov, V S ^a   Moresi, L N ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Core mantle boundary; Plumes; Small scale convection

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; HETEROGENEITY; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0036204067     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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