Lower mantle dynamics with the post-perovskite phase change, radiative thermal conductivity,temperature- and depth-dependent viscosity

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-207

  Matyska, Ctirad ^a   Yuen, David A ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric mantle convection; Post perovskite phase transition; Radiative thermal conductivity; Temperature and pressure dependent viscosity

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

ASYMMETRIC MANTLE; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; POST-PEROVSKITE PHASE TRANSITION; RADIATIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE-AND-PRESSURE-DEPENDENT VISCOSITY;

EARTH (PLANET);

LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE CONVECTION; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 31744435710     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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