Modeling lower mantle anisotropy development in a subducting slab

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 245, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 302-314

  Wenk, H R ^a   Speziale, S ^a   McNamara, A K ^b   Garnero, E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anisotropy; elasticity; lower mantle; magnesiowuestite; perovskite; texture

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIOWUESTITE; MANTLE ANISOTROPY; MANTLE BOUNDARY; POLYCRYSTAL PLASTICITY MODEL; SUBDUCTING SLAB;

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEROVSKITE; PLASTICITY; POLYCRYSTALS; SHEAR WAVES; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TEXTURES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ELASTICITY; LOWER MANTLE; MAGNESIOWUSTITE; MANTLE PROCESS; PEROVSKITE; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 33646181200     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.02.028     Document Type: Article

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