Tectonic plate generation and two-phase damage: Void growth versus grain size reduction

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Bercovici, David ^a   Ricard, Yanick ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANTLE CONVECTION; SHEAR; TECTONIC PLATE;

EID: 21844444843     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003181     Document Type: Article

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