Lithosphere….?

• Image top of thermal boundary layer (TBL), not top

of mechanical boundary layer (MBL)

• Seismic asthenosphere and electrical asthenosphere

correlate spatially

• Both reduced seismic velocities (5%) and enhanced

electrical conductivity (1-2 orders of magnitude) can

be explained by 1-2% connected partial melt

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