Scaling relationships for chemical lid convection with applications to cratonal lithosphere

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Sleep, Norman H ^a   Jellinek, A Mark ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basin subsidence; Craton; Lithosphere; Platform; Stagnant lid convection

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651071116     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002042     Document Type: Article

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