Edge-driven convection and thinning of craton lithosphere: Two-dimensional thermal-mechanical modeling
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DOI: 10.1007/s11430-019-9371-0
Abstract: There are usually abrupt changes in lithospheric thickness at the boundaries between ancient cratons and adjacent young mobile belts. Lateral variations in temperature and density between the two can trigger small-scale mantle convection (edge-driven convection,… read more here.
Keywords: lithospheric thinning; craton; craton lithosphere; driven convection ... See more keywords