ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] If thermal convection in the mantle is to explain these observations, a horizontal scale as large as 10,000 km is required by the tectonic features, and as small as 3,000 km by the heat flow measurements. In units of the depth of the convective motions, mantle-wide circulation would require a ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/220468a0
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