Are splash plumes the origin of minor hotspots?

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 349-352

  Davies, J H ^a   Bunge, H P ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Convection; Hotspot; Mantle; Plume

Indexed keywords

HOTSPOTS; MANTLE; SPLASH PLUMES;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAT FLUX; THERMAL PLUMES; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

VOLCANOES;

HOT SPOT; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; UPWELLING;

EID: 33646787842     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22193.1     Document Type: Article

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