Stability and dynamics of the continental tectosphere

Developments in Geotectonics

Volumn 24, Issue C, 1999, Pages 115-133

  Shapiro, Steven S ^a,b   Hager, Bradford H ^a   Jordan, Thomas H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GUILFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductive cooling; Continental tectosphere; Dynamics; Mantle convection; Mantle rheology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957549808     PISSN: 04190254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0419-0254(99)80008-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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