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Malevsky et al. 1992
Malevsky, A.V., Yuen, D.A. and Weyer, L.M. (1992). Viscosity and thermal fields associated with strongly chaotic non-Newtonian thermal convection. Geophysical Research Letters 19: doi: 10.1029/91GL03181. issn: 0094-8276.

We have investigated the thermomechanical structure in strongly chaotic non-Newtonian thermal convection for both base-heated and internally-heated systems. Temperature can build up in stagnant regions and a non-Newtonian mantle can tolerate less internal-heating. Viscosity fields of strongly chaotic regime show a granular structure. The horizontal spectra of viscosity fluctuations obey a power-law and yield a fractal dimension of 1.6 to 1.8 for the isoviscosity lines, providing evidence for two-dimensional turbulence. Long wavelength viscosity variations are smoothed out by the turbulent non-Newtonian flows. ¿American Geophysical Union 1992

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Tectonophysics, Dynamics of the lithosphere and mantle, Tectonophysics, Rheology of the lithosphere and mantle
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Geophysical Research Letters
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