Edge-modulated stagnant-lid convection and volcanic passive margins

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Sleep, Norman H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hot spots; Large igneous provinces; Lithosphere; Mantle plumes; Stagnant lid convection; Volcanic passive margins

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649108051     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001672     Document Type: Article

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