What can seismology say about hotspots?
Special Papers of the Geological Society of America
By: Bruce R. Julian
Edited by: Gillian R. Foulger, James H. Natland, Dean C. Presnall, and Don L. Anderson
Links
- More information: Publisher Index Page (via DOI)
- Open Access Version: External Repository
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
Seismological methods offer the highest-resolution views of the structure of the mantle. Since deep mantle plumes were proposed to explain melting anomalies (“hotspots”), increasingly powerful seismologic studies have sought to detect them, but so far without definitive success. This paper summarizes the relevant seismological methods and results for Earth scientists who are not seismologists.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | What can seismology say about hotspots? |
| Series title | Special Papers of the Geological Society of America |
| DOI | 10.1130/0-8137-2388-4.155 |
| Volume | 388 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 16 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Plates, plumes and paradigms |
| First page | 155 |
| Last page | 170 |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |