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What does asthenospheric mean?

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  1. (geology) Of, pertaining to, or arising from the asthenosphere, the soft area of the upper mantle
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We interpret them to be partial melts of asthenospheric mantle underlying the Antarctic Peninsula magmatic arc.
They are interpreted to have been derived from subduction modified lithospheric and asthenospheric mantle sources.
Uplift would result from resultant mantle upwelling or asthenospheric diapirism.
The volcanic arc is caused by physical and chemical interactions between the subducted plate at depth and asthenospheric mantle associated with the overriding plate.
The space between this depth and the base of the model is filled with asthenospheric material with a constant density.

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