The role of convective mixing in degassing the Earth's mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 234, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 15-25

  Coltice, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Degassing; Geochemistry; Mantle convection; Mixing; Primitive mantle

Indexed keywords

BASAL HEATING; CONVECTIVE MIXING; MANTLE; VISCOSITY STRATIFICATION;

CHAOS THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); HEAT CONVECTION; HEATING; MIXING; STRAIN RATE; VISCOSITY;

EARTH SCIENCES;

CONVECTION; DEGASSING; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE; MIXING;

EID: 18444398663     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.02.041     Document Type: Article

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