Some dynamical consequences of partial melting in Earth's deep mantle

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 162, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 149-163

  Hernlund, John W ^a   Tackley, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Core mantle boundary; D ; Lower mantle; Mantle convection; Partial melting; Ultralow velocity zone

Indexed keywords

MELTING; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; MANTLE CONVECTION; PARTIAL MELTING; ULTRALOW-VELOCITY ZONE;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; PARTIAL MELTING; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 34250362605     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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