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Dynamic Crustal Uplift Due to Plume Activity

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Mantle Plumes and Their Effects

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Plume ascent is driven by buoyancy due to density difference from the surrounding material.

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  1. Petroleum E & P, Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Mainak Choudhuri

  2. Energy and Geoscience Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Michal Nemčok

  3. EGI Laboratory at SAV, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Michal Nemčok

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Choudhuri, M., Nemčok, M. (2017). Dynamic Crustal Uplift Due to Plume Activity. In: Mantle Plumes and Their Effects. SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44239-6_3

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