On the transient nature of mantle plumes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Davaille, Anne ^a   Vatteville, Judith ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BUOYANCY; HEAT CONVECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMAL PLUMES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TOMOGRAPHY;

MANTLE PLUMES; MANTLE UPWELLINGS; THERMAL BOUNDARY LAYER;

GEOPHYSICS;

HOT SPOT; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME;

EID: 25444478936     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023029     Document Type: Article

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