Urey ratio and the structure and evolution of Earth's mantle

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Korenaga, Jun ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; ENERGY BALANCE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT PRODUCTION; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PLATE TECTONICS; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 56549095436     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007RG000241     Document Type: Review

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