High spatial resolution models of time-dependent, layered mantle convection
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Journal International
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0956-540X,1365-246X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1986.tb04555.x