How to anchor hotspots in a convecting mantle?

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 621-634

  Davaille, Anne ^a   Girard, Fabien ^a   Le Bars, Michael ^a  

^a IPG   (France)

Author keywords

Convection; Mantle plumes; Mixing; Thermochemical properties

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; FORMATION MECHANISM; HOT SPOT; MANTLE PLUME; STABILITY ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0037202079     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(02)00897-X     Document Type: Article

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