Heat transport efficiency for stagnant lid convection with dislocation viscosity: Application to Mars and Venus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E6, 1998, Pages 13643-13657

  Reese, C C ^a   Solomatov, V S ^a   Moresi, L N ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 1542471034     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JE01047     Document Type: Article

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