Asthenosphere flow model of hotspot-ridge interactions: A comparison of Iceland and Kerguelen

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 161, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 45-56

  Yale, Mara M ^a   Morgan, Jason Phipps ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthenosphere; Hot spots; Iceland; Indian ocean; Kerguelen; Lithosphere; Mid ocean ridge

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; HOT SPOT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0344699461     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00136-8     Document Type: Article

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