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    David A. Yuen

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  3. Institut für Geophysik, University of Münster, 48149, Münster, Germany

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Yuen, D., Monnereau, M., Hansen, U., Kameyama, M., Matyska, C. (2007). Dynamics of Superplumes in the Lower Mantle. 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_9

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