Constraints on a plume in the mid-mantle beneath the Iceland region from seismic array data.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Pritchard, M.J.; Foulger, G.R.; Julian, B.R.; Fyen, J.
- Source
- Geophysical Journal International. Oct2000, Vol. 143 Issue 1, p119. 10p. 2 Diagrams, 3 Charts, 3 Graphs, 4 Maps.
- Subject
- *PLUMES (Fluid dynamics)
*SEISMIC arrays
- Language
- ISSN
- 0956-540X
Examines the constraints on a plume in the mid-mantle beneath the Iceland region from seismic array data. Emergence of convective plumes from the lower mantle; Volume of molten material beneath hotspots in the upper mantle; Detection of large-scale structures traversing the whole mantle in some regions by whole-mantle tomography.