On the evolution of terrestrial planets: Bi-stability, stochastic effects, and the non-uniqueness of tectonic states

The Earth is the only body in the solar system for which significant observational constraints are accessible to such a degree that they can be used to discriminate between competing models of Earth's tectonic evolution. It is a natural tendency to use observations of the Earth to inform more g...

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Main Authors: Matthew B. Weller, Adrian Lenardic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987117300488