Layered convection and the impacts of the perovskite-postperovskite phase transition on mantle dynamics under isochemical conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Shahnas, M H ^a   Peltier, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; MANTLE CONVECTION; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITION; SEISMOLOGY; SLAB; TRANSITION ZONE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 78649526416     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB007199     Document Type: Article

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