The relation between mantle dynamics and plate tectonics: A primer

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 121, Issue , 2000, Pages 5-46

  Bercovici, David ^a,c   Ricard, Yanick ^a   Richards, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 85040196435     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM121p0005     Document Type: Chapter

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