Melt-rich channel observed at the lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary

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S. Naif
K. Key
S. Constable
R. L. Evans
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[1] Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics,Department of Geology and Geophysics
[2] Scripps Institution of Oceanography,undefined
[3] University of California San Diego,undefined
[4] Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,undefined
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Nature | 2013年 / 495卷
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Sea-floor magnetotelluric data are used to image the electrical conductivity of the lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary offshore of Nicaragua; a high-conductivity layer confined to depths of 45–70 kilometres is found, interpreted to be a partially molten channel of low viscosity.
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