Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets

Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets
ISBN-10
0521798361
ISBN-13
9780521798365
Category
Earth
Pages
940
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Gerald Schubert, Donald Lawson Turcotte, Peter Olson

Description

Comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of all aspects of mantle convection, for advanced students and researchers.

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