Methods for thermochemical convection in Earth's mantle with force-balanced plates

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Brandenburg, J P ^a   Van Keken, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Force balanced plates; Mixing; Thermochemical convection

Indexed keywords

EID: 55749093295     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001692     Document Type: Article

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