A mechanism for low-extent melts at the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Till, Christy B ^a   Elkins Tanton, Linda T ^a   Fischer, Karen M ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

lithosphere asthenosphere boundary; nominally anhydrous minerals; North America; peridotite solidus

Indexed keywords

DROPS; LABORATORIES; MELTING; MINERALS; SHEAR FLOW; VELOCITY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ASTHENOSPHERIC FLOW; CONSTANT DEGREE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EASTERN NORTH AMERICA; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; KEY COMPONENT; LITHOSPHERE-ASTHENOSPHERE BOUNDARY; MANTLE FLOW; NOMINALLY ANHYDROUS MINERALS; NORTH AMERICA; NUMERICAL MODELING; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PARTIAL MELT; PERIDOTITE SOLIDUS; PLATE MOTIONS; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SHEAR VELOCITIES; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; TIME AND SPACE; VELOCITY GRADIENTS; VERTICAL DROPS; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

ASTHENOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRATON; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LITHOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; PLATE MOTION; S-WAVE; UPWELLING; WAVE VELOCITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 78149287966     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003234     Document Type: Article

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