Influence of the post-perovskite transition on thermal and thermo-chemical mantle convection

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 174, Issue , 2007, Pages 229-247

  Tackley, Paul J ^a   Nakagawa, Takashi ^b   Hernlund, John W ^c,d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 80053298656     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/174GM16     Document Type: Chapter

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