Geophysical and geochemical models of mantle convection: Successes and future challenges

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 150, Issue , 2004, Pages 59-68

  Ricard, Yanick ^a   Coltice, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

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EID: 34548657492     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/150GM06     Document Type: Chapter

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