Constraints on thermochemical convection of the mantle from plume heat flux, plume excess temperature, and upper mantle temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Zhong, Shijie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; HEAT FLUX; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 33744929413     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003972     Document Type: Article

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