What can seismology say about hotspots?

Special Papers of the Geological Society of America
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Edited by: Gillian R. FoulgerJames H. NatlandDean C. Presnall, and Don L. Anderson

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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
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