Dynamics of thermochemical plumes: 1. Plume formation and entrainment of a dense layer

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Lin, Shu Chuan ^a,b   Van Keken, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Axisymmetric spherical shell; D ; Entrainment; Mantle convection; Thermochemical plumes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746548902     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001071     Document Type: Article

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