Mantle convection with a brittle lithosphere: thoughts on the global tectonic styles of the Earth and Venus
Work
Year: 1998
Type: article
Abstract: Plates are an integral part of the convection system in the fluid mantle, but plate boundaries are the product of brittle faulting and plate motions are strongly influenced by the existence of such fa... more
Authors Louis Moresi, V. S. Solomatov
Institutions Australian Resources Research Centre, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australian National University, New Mexico State University
Cites: 92
Cited by: 644
Related to: 10
FWCI: 10.01
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 99.98
Subfield: Geophysics
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze