Can the mantle entrain D″?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Namiki, Atsuko ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Convection; Entrainment; The D layer; Viscosity contrast

Indexed keywords

ENTRAINMENT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; VISCOSITY;

EID: 1442340172     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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