Effects of mantle flow on generation and distribution of global lithospheric stress field

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 584-590

  Wang, Jian ^a   Ye, Zheng Ren ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Circum Pacific subdcution zone; Hotspot; Lithosphere; Mantle flow; Mid ocean ridge

Indexed keywords

HOT SPOT; KINEMATICS; MANTLE CONVECTION; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; STRESS FIELD; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 24944520751     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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