Solid earth geophysics 077-094 Mantle Convection and Plumes

Olson Peter

Table of contents :
Glossary……Page 1
Heat Production and Heat Transfer in the Mantleh……Page 2
Dimensionless Parameters……Page 3
Scaling Relations……Page 4
Internal Heat Sources……Page 5
Spherical Geometry……Page 6
Mobile Plates……Page 7
Layering and Storage……Page 9
The General Circulation……Page 10
Downwellings……Page 11
Upwellings……Page 12
Mantle Convection Through Time……Page 13
Hotspot Tracks and Swells……Page 14
Origin of Hotspot Swells……Page 15
Massive Plume Eruptions and Global Change……Page 16
Problems For Future Research……Page 17
References……Page 18