Pressure- and temperature-dependent thermal expansivity and the effect on mantle convection and surface observables

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 224-229

  Schmeling, Harro ^a   Marquart, Gabriele ^a   Ruedas, Thomas ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mantle convection; Seafloor topography; Thermal expansivity

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; GEODYNAMICS; MANTLE; P-T CONDITIONS; PLATE TECTONICS; SEAFLOOR; THERMAL EXPANSION; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038299377     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01949.x     Document Type: Article

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