Thermal versus elastic heterogeneity in high-resolution mantle circulation models with pyrolite composition: High plume excess temperatures in the lowermost mantle

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Schuberth, B S A ^a   Bunge, H P ^a   Steinle Neumann, G ^b   Moder, C ^a   Oeser, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composition of the mantle; Core heat loss; Earth structure; Mantle convection; Mantle plumes; Seismic heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350098491     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002235     Document Type: Article

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