Constraining mantle density structure using geological evidence of surface uplift rates: The case of the African Superplume

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2000, Pages

  Gurnis, Michael ^a   Mitrovica, Jerry X ^b   Ritsema, Jeroen ^a   Van Heijst, Hendrik Jan ^a,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; continental uplift; lower mantle; Mantle convection; mantle rheology; seismic tomography

Indexed keywords

LITHOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; TECTONICS; VISCOSITY;

AFRICA; CONTINENTAL UPLIFT; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84949236514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GC000035     Document Type: Article

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