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Convection driven by temperature differences at phase transitions would be accompanied by a temperature inversion below the asthenosphere. The inversion explains the asthenosphere's low viscosity and low velocity.
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DEFFEYES, K. Plume Convection with an Upper-Mantle Temperature Inversion. Nature 240, 539–544 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/240539a0
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