Abstract
So far, the mantle has been described largely as if it were static; we have been answering questions such as: What is it made of? What changes across the seismic discontinuities? but not: What processes are operating?
Keywords
Subduction Zone Thermal Boundary Layer Oceanic Plate Mantle Convection Spreading Ridge
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Further Reading
General journal
- McKenzie (1983): mantle convection.Google Scholar
General books
- Bott (1982): an account of the Earth’s interior, largely from the physical standpoint.Google Scholar
- Turcotte and Schubert (1982): contains chapters on rheology, elasticity and heat, giving the underlying physics.Google Scholar
- Verhoogen (1980): an account of heat sources and sinks and the Earth as a heat engine.Google Scholar
Advanced journals
- Olson et al. (1990): review of large-scale mantle convection.Google Scholar
- Romanowicz (1991): seismic tomography.Google Scholar
Advanced book
- Anderson (1989a): includes many of the topics of this chapter.Google Scholar
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© G. C. Brown and A. E. Mussett 1993