Adiabatic decompression and melting of mantle rocks: An irreversible thermodynamic analysis

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Ganguly, Jibamitra ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FRICTION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MELTING; THERMODYNAMICS;

DECOMPRESSION; GRAVITATIONAL FIELD; MANTLE ROCKS; MELT PRODUCTIVITY;

ROCKS;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; DECOMPRESSION; DIAPIRISM; MANTLE PROCESS; MELTING;

EID: 20044380787     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022363     Document Type: Article

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