The effect of rheological parameters on plate behaviourin a self-consistent model of mantle convection

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 225-255

  Stein, Claudia ^a   Schmalzl, Jörg ^a   Hansen, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mantle convection; Numerical modelling; Plate tectonics; Rheology; Self consistent

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; MANTLE; MANTLE CONVECTION; PLATE TECTONICS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 16544387091     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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