Density and viscosity changes between depleted and primordial mantle at ∼1000 km depth influence plume upwelling behavior
Guanjie Xiang, Zhensheng Wang, Timothy Kusky
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GeologyPlumeMantle (geology)GeophysicsMantle plumeStratification (seeds)UpwellingTransition zoneHotspot (geology)NeckingMantle wedgeMantle convectionCore–mantle boundaryPanachePetrologySubductionTectonicsLithosphereSeismologyOceanographyThermodynamicsPhysicsBotanySeed dormancyDormancyBiologyGerminationHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studies