Pulsing of a focused mantle plume: Evidence from the distribution of Foundation Chain hotspot volcanism

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 64-1-64-4

  O'Connor, John M ^a   Stoffers, Peter ^b   Wijbrans, Jan R ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE PLUMES;

GEOPHYSICS;

MANTLE PLUME; PLATE MOTION; TECTONICS; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0036558583     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL014681     Document Type: Article

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