Thermal plume models and melt generation in East Africa: A dynamic modeling approach

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 237, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 175-192

  Lin, Shu Chuan ^a,c   Kuo, Ban Yuan ^a   Chiao, Ling Yun ^b   van Keken, Peter E ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cenozoic magmatism; Dynamic modeling; East Africa; Lithospheric structure; Mantle convection

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CENOZOIC MAGMATISM; DYNAMIC MODELING; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE CONVECTION;

BASALT; EARTH (PLANET); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL PLUMES;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

MANTLE PLUME;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 24144464272     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.04.049     Document Type: Article

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