Thermochemical structures within a spherical mantle: Superplumes or piles?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  McNamara, Allen K ^a   Zhong, Shijie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Spherical geometry; Superplumes; Thermochemical convection

Indexed keywords

MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE PLUME; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 4644313038     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002847     Document Type: Article

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