Conduit diameter and buoyant rising speed of mantle plumes: Implications for the motion of hot spots and shape of plume conduits

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Steinberger, B ^a   Antretter, M ^b,c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Deutsches Patent und Markenamt   (Germany)

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EID: 35649022592     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001409     Document Type: Article

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