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Evidence for deep mantle circulation from global tomography

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van der Hilst, R. D., Widiyantoro, S., & Engdahl, E. R. (1997). Evidence for deep mantle circulation from global tomography. Nature, 386(6625), 578â584.

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E. R. Engdahl (additional)

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