Geological implications of the thermochemical plume model

Russian Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 441-454

  Dobretsov, N L ^a  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Hawaiian and East African plumes; heat and mass exchange; Siberian and Emeishan flood basalts; Thermochemical plume

Indexed keywords

FLOOD BASALT; MANTLE PLUME; MODELING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

BAUHINIA GALPINII;

EID: 45449108810     PISSN: 10687971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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