Numerical models, geochemistry and the zero-paradox noble-gas mantle

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 360, Issue 1800, 2002, Pages 2611-2631

  Ballentine, Chris J ^a   Van Keken, Peter E ^a   Porcelli, Don ^a   Hauri, Erik H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flux; Helium; Layering; Mid ocean ridge basalts; Ocean island basalts; Whole mantle

Indexed keywords

ARGON; HELIUM; INERT GAS; ISOTOPE;

ASTRONOMY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOLOGY; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; SEA; SEDIMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; VOLCANO;

ARGON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; EVOLUTION, PLANETARY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GEOLOGY; HEAT; HELIUM; ISOTOPES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NOBLE GASES; OCEANS AND SEAS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0037111619     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2002.1083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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