New evidence for dislocation creep from 3-D geodynamic modelling of the Pacific upper mantle structure
(2005)
Journal Article
van Hunen, J., Zhong, S., Shapiro, N., & Ritzwoller, M. (2005). New evidence for dislocation creep from 3-D geodynamic modelling of the Pacific upper mantle structure. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 238(1-2), 146-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2005.07.006
Laboratory studies on deformation of olivine in response to applied stress suggest two distinct deformation mechanisms in the earth's upper mantle: diffusion creep through diffusion of atoms along grain boundaries and dislocation creep by slipping al... Read More about New evidence for dislocation creep from 3-D geodynamic modelling of the Pacific upper mantle structure.