On the origin and significance of subadiabatic temperature gradients in the mantle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Sinha, G ^a   Butler, Sam L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; HEAT BALANCE; HEAT FLOW; MANTLE CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL CONVECTION;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 37349079268     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004850     Document Type: Article

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