Structure and dynamics of sheared mantle plumes

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Kerr, Ross C ^a   Mériaux, Catherine ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Mantle plume; Shear; Thermal plumes

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449142267     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GC000749     Document Type: Article

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