Superplumes or plume clusters?

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 147-162

  Schubert, G ^a   Masters, G ^b   Olson, P ^c   Tackley, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mantle convection; Mantle plumes; Superplumes

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; MANTLE; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE STRUCTURE;

EID: 3042776490     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2003.09.025     Document Type: Article

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