The influence of thermochemical convection on the fixity of mantle plumes

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 485-500

  McNamara, Allen K ^a   Zhong, Shijie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower mantle; Mantle convection; Plumes; Thermochemical convection

Indexed keywords

MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 2442693169     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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