The transition-zone water filter model for global material circulation: Where do we stand?

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 168, Issue , 2006, Pages 289-313

  Karato, Shun Ichiro ^a   Bercovici, David ^a   Leahy, Garrett ^a   Richard, Guillaume ^a   Jing, Zhicheng ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85016842664     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/168GM22     Document Type: Chapter

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