Time dependence in 3-D mantle convection models featuring evolving plates: Effect of lower mantle viscosity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Gait, Andrew D ^a,b   Lowman, J P ^c   Gable, C W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; HEAT FLUX; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE CONVECTION; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRIPLE JUNCTION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 55949127756     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005538     Document Type: Article

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