Dynamics, crustal thicknesses, seismic anomalies, and electrical conductivities in dry and hydrous ridge-centered plumes

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 16-41

  Ruedas, Thomas ^a,b  

^a DANISH LITHOSPHERE CENTRE   (Denmark)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crust generation; Electrical conductivity; Numerical modelling; Seismic velocity; Water

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMIC WAVES; VELOCITY; WATER;

CRUST GENERATION; SEISMIC ANOMALIES; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

SEISMOLOGY;

CRUSTAL THICKNESS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MANTLE PLUME; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 33644904045     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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