ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] In the development of plate dynamics there are two fundamental questions. First, do the plates slide over a passive asthenosphere, or are they driven by a convecting upper mantle? Second, are all ocean ridges passive, pull-apart plate margins, or do some lie above upcurrents in the mantle and in ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/311428a0