Influence of convergent plate boundaries on upper mantle flow and implications for seismic anisotropy

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Lowman, Julian P ^a   Pinero Feliciangeli, Laura T ^b   Kendall, J Michael ^c   Shahnas, M Hosein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Convection; Mantle; Plate; Seismic; Slab

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849129753     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001627     Document Type: Article

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