What the mantle sees: The effects of continents on mantle heat flow

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 121, Issue , 2000, Pages 95-112

  Lenardic, A ^a,b   Guillou Frottier, L ^c   Mareschal, J C ^d   Jaupart, C ^e   Moresi, L N ^f   Kaula, W M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRGM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037853627     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM121p0095     Document Type: Chapter

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