Inferences of mantle viscosity from tectonic plate velocities

A. M. Forte; W. R. Peltier; A. M. Dziewonski

doi:10.1029/91GL01726

Inferences of mantle viscosity from tectonic plate velocities

A. M. Forte
, W. R. Peltier
, A. M. Dziewonski

Harvard University
Department of Physics
University of Toronto
Dept. of Earth & Planet. Sci

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The present‐day velocities of the Earth's tectonic plates provide direct constraints on the absolute value of the mantle viscosity. We present the results of a formal inversion of plate motion data and demonstrate its utility in constraining the depth variation of absolute viscosity.

langue originale	Anglais
Pages (de - à)	1747-1750
Nombre de pages	4
journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	18
Numéro de publication	9
Les DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/91GL01726
état	Publié - 1 janv. 1991
Modification externe	Oui

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