True polar wander in mantle convection models with multiple, mobile continents

Gondwana Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 288-296

  Phillips, Benjamin R ^a   Bunge, Hans Peter ^b   Schaber, Katrin ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mantle convection; Numerical model; Supercontinent cycles; True polar wander

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; MAGNITUDE; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MOBILE BELT; PALEOMAGNETISM; POLAR MOTION; POLAR WANDERING; SUPERCONTINENT; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 62949110636     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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