Numerical simulation of the effects of upward throughflow on the thermal structure and the thickness of the continental lithosphere

Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 322-329

  Zhang, Lu ^a   Li, Zian ^b   Zhao, Chongbin ^c   Lin, Ge ^b   Guo, Huadong ^a  

^a CENTER FOR EARTH OBSERVATION AND DIGITAL EARTH   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

continental lithospheric thickness; lithospheric thermal structure; mantle upward throughflow; numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; HEAT TRANSFER; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MASS TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENIC BELT; THERMAL STRUCTURE; THROUGHFLOW;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 79957957408     PISSN: 17422132     EISSN: 17422140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/8/2/017     Document Type: Article

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