The thermal structure of stable continental lithosphere within a dynamic mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 222, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 807-817

  Cooper, C M ^a   Lenardic, A ^a   Moresi, L ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continental lithosphere; Mantle convection; Thermal structure

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; GEODYNAMICS; MANTLE STRUCTURE; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 2942514295     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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