The effects of deep water cycling on planetary thermal evolution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Sandu, Constantin ^a   Lenardic, Adrian ^a   McGovern, Patrick ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; DEGASSING; MANTLE CONVECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PLATE TECTONICS; THERMAL EVOLUTION; VISCOSITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84055211868     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008405     Document Type: Article

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