Convective heat transfer as a function of wavelength: Implications for the cooling of the earth

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Grigne C ^a   Labrosse, S ^b   Tackley, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 21844444580     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003376     Document Type: Article

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