Toward a boot strap hypothesis of plate tectonics: Feedbacks between plates, the asthenosphere, and the wavelength of mantle convection

作者: A. Lenardic , M. Weller , T. Höink , J. Seales

DOI: 10.1016/J.PEPI.2019.106299

关键词: WavelengthGeophysicsMantle convectionConvectionMantle (geology)SubductionGeologyPlate tectonicsAsthenosphereTemperature gradient

摘要: … asthenosphere forms dynamically). Flow channelization, in turn, stabilizes long wavelength convection. … mantle increases with the wavelength of convection and drops toward zero if the …

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