@inbook{f937206e3f5c418585016be2b88ea967,
title = "Mantle Convection",
abstract = "Chapter 8 begins with a discussion of plate tectonics. Then the study of convection in the Earth{\textquoteright}s mantle is introduced by the consideration of Rayleigh–B{\'e}nard convection with constant viscosity. Linear and nonlinear stability are discussed, and the formation of planforms, and then the boundary layer theory at high Rayleigh number is given. The model then moves to that of convection with strongly temperature-dependent viscosity, and the boundary layer theory for this is given. The introduction of a viscous yield stress allows the prediction of subduction, and a discussion of tectonics on Venus concludes the chapter.",
keywords = "Boussinesq Equation, Mantle Convection, Plate Tectonic, Rayleigh Number, Thermal Boundary Layer",
author = "Andrew Fowler",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2011, Springer-Verlag London Limited.",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1007/978-0-85729-721-1_8",
language = "English",
series = "Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
pages = "463--538",
booktitle = "Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics",
}