Lower-mantle seismic discontinuities and the thermal morphology of subducted slabs

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 225, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 105-113

  Thomas, Christine ^a   Kendall, J Michael ^b   Lowman, Julian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Array seismology; D region; Geodynamic modelling; Mantle convection; Migration; Seismic discontinuities

Indexed keywords

MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 1842716819     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.05.038     Document Type: Article

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