Newly Discovered Greenland Plume Drives Thermal Activities in the Arctic (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

Newly Discovered Greenland Plume Drives Thermal Activities in the Arctic

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A schematic diagram showing the main tectonic features and mantle plumes beneath Greenland and the surrounding regions. Vp = P wave velocity; MAR = the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; MTZ = the mantle transition zone (410-660 km depths); CMB = the core-mantle boundary at 2889 km depth.

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Tohoku University

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