Is "hotspot" volcanism a consequence of plate tectonics?

Science

Volumn 300, Issue 5621, 2003, Pages 921-922

  Foulger, G R ^a,b   Natland, J H ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT SPOT; PLATE TECTONICS; VOLCANISM;

FLUID FLOW; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; MODEL; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VOLCANO;

EID: 0037656004     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1083376     Document Type: Review

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