Dynamic effects of a step-wise increase in thermal conductivity and viscosity in the lowermost mantle

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Naliboff, John B ^a   Kellogg, Louise H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

DYNAMIC EFFECTS; MANTLE CONVECTION; STEP-WISE; THERMAL UPWELLINGS;

GEOPHYSICS;

HEAT FLUX; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE CONVECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33750619735     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL025717     Document Type: Article

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