Seismic images under 60 hotspots: Search for mantle plumes

The mantle plume hypothesis is now widely known to explain hotspot volcanoes, but direct evidence for actual plumes is weak, and seismic images are available for only a few hotspots. In this work, we present whole-mantle tomographic images under 60 major hotspots on Earth. The lateral resolution of...

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Published in:	Gondwana research Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 335 - 355
Main Author:	Zhao, Dapeng
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.11.2007
Subjects:	Core–mantle boundary Global tomography Hotspots Mantle convection Mantle plumes Mantle transition zone Subducting slabs Subducting slabs Mantle plumes Core–mantle boundary Hotspots Global tomography Mantle transition zone Mantle convection
ISSN:	1342-937X, 1878-0571
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