The power balance at the core-mantle boundary

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-17

  Anderson, O L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Core conduction; Core convection; Gr neisen parameter; Mantle advection; Mantle heat flux; Plumes

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT SOURCE; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; POWER;

EID: 0036329440     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(02)00009-2     Document Type: Article

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