Compositional convection is a form of buoyancy-driven fluid motion in planetary mantles arising from density variations due to spatial heterogeneities in chemical composition, distinct from thermally driven convection by depending on compositional differences rather than temperature gradients.
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On the thermal evolution of the Earth's core
B. A. Buffett, Herbert E. Huppert, John R. Lister et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1996 · 245 citations
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