On the origin of the asthenosphere

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 321-322, Issue , 2012, Pages 95-103

  Karato, Shun ichiro ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anelastic relaxation; Asthenosphere; Lithosphere; Partial melting; Water

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BAND; ANELASTICITY; ASTHENOSPHERE; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; GEOTHERMS; GRAIN-BOUNDARY SLIDINGS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; LITHOSPHERE; LITHOSPHERE-ASTHENOSPHERE BOUNDARY; LOW FREQUENCY; MINERAL PHYSICS; OCEANIC REGIONS; PARTIAL MELTING; PEAK FREQUENCIES; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; THERMAL MODEL; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY CHANGES; VELOCITY DROPS;

ANELASTIC RELAXATION; DROPS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LABORATORIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING; VELOCITY; WATER; WATER ABSORPTION;

GRAIN BOUNDARY SLIDING;

ABSORPTION; ANELASTICITY; ASTHENOSPHERE; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CRATON; DISCONTINUITY; GRAIN SIZE; HYDROGEN; ISOTHERM; LITHOSPHERE; PARTIAL MELTING; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC SURVEY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 84856473558     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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