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Convection plumes in the lower mantle

MORGAN, W. J.·1971·Nature

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  • Morgan's simplified mantle-convection scheme needs revision before it agrees with geophysical data and with how convecting fluids behave.

    “It is clear that the simplifications to the problem of manlle convection proposed by Morgan (1971) must be modified in order to be consistent with geophysical observations and the observed behaviour of convecting fluids.”

    From Speculations on the Thermal and Tectonic History of the Earth (2007) · cites this paper as Morgan (1971)

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Authors
MORGAN, W. J.
Affiliations
Princeton University (US)
Corresponding author
MORGAN, W. J.
Venue
Nature
Published
1971-03
Volume
230
Issue
5288
Pages
42-43
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2153846210
Cited by
2,565
References
9
Citations by year
2026: 54 · 2025: 71 · 2024: 84 · 2023: 108 · 2022: 79 · 2021: 92 · 2020: 77 · 2019: 84 · 2018: 95 · 2017: 65 · 2016: 72 · 2015: 77 · 2014: 74 · 2013: 60 · 2012: 56
FWCI
56.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Nature (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geology › Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Keywords
lower mantle, plate motion, Emperor Seamounts, Tuamotu Islands, aseismic ridges, Pacific plate, tectonic reconstruction, plate tectonics

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