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Post-Perovskite Phase Transition and the Nature of the Dʺ Layer

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    Kei Hirose

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  1. University of Minnesota, U.S.A.

    David A. Yuen

  2. Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

    Shigenori Maruyama

  3. Yale University, Connecticut, U.S.A.

    Shun-Ichiro Karato

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    Brian F. Windley

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Hirose, K. (2007). Post-Perovskite Phase Transition and the Nature of the Dʺ Layer. In: Yuen, D.A., Maruyama, S., Karato, SI., Windley, B.F. (eds) Superplumes: Beyond Plate Tectonics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5750-2_3

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