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Lithospheric Thickness

Lithospheric Thickness is a geophysical metric that quantifies the depth extent of the rigid outer layer of a terrestrial planet, distinguished from the underlying asthenosphere by its mechanical strength and conductive heat transfer regime.

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On the regional variation of heat flow, geotherms, and lithospheric thickness

Henry N. Pollack, David S. Chapman · Tectonophysics · 1977 · 1K citations · Full text

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The effective elastic thickness (<i>T</i><sub><i>e</i></sub>) of continental lithosphere: What does it really mean?

E. Burov, M. Diament · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1995 · 785 citations · Full text

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Thermal structure, thickness and composition of continental lithosphere

Roberta L. Rudnick, W. F. McDonough, Richard J. O’Connell · Chemical Geology · 1998 · 527 citations

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LITHO1.0: An updated crust and lithospheric model of the Earth

M. E. Pasyanos, T. Guy Masters, G. Laske et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth · 2014 · 516 citations

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The elusive lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary (LAB) beneath cratons

David W. Eaton, F. A. Darbyshire, R. L. Evans et al. · Lithos · 2008 · 432 citations · Full text

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    Manel Fernández

    Geociencias Barcelona, Spain

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    Patrick Wu

    University of Calgary, Canada

    13 publications · 702 citations

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    J. X. Mitrovica

    Harvard University, United States

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

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    R. Kind

    GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Germany

    11 publications · 956 citations

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    Sean C. Solomon

    Carnegie Institution for Science, United States

    10 publications · 1.3K citations

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    28 h-index

    98 publications

    6.4K citations

  2. GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

    Potsdam, Germany

    25 h-index

    71 publications

    6.5K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    25 h-index

    58 publications

    5K citations

  4. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    21 h-index

    43 publications

    4.4K citations

  5. Institut de physique du globe de Paris

    Paris, France

    20 h-index

    37 publications

    3.7K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    46 publications

    2.4K citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    17 h-index

    32 publications

    4K citations

  8. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    16 h-index

    35 publications

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 96 publications · 9.7K citations

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  2. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 72 publications · 5.3K citations

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  3. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    49 publications · 4.6K citations

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    61 publications · 2.7K citations

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  5. Tectonophysics

    67 publications · 4.3K citations

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