3-D Spherical models for mantle convection, continental drift, and the formation and disintegration of supercontinents

Russian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-101

  Trubitsyn, V P ^a   Rykov, V V ^a  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0039351597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16811208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2205/1998ES000005     Document Type: Article

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