Links between long-lived hot spots, mantle plumes, D″, and plate tectonics

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Jellinek, A Mark ^a   Manga, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hot spots; Mantle plumes; Ocean island basalt geochemistry; Thermochemical convection

Indexed keywords

HOT SPOT; MANTLE PLUME; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PLATE TECTONICS; TRANSITION ZONE; VOLCANISM;

EID: 7044259795     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003RG000144     Document Type: Review

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