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Figure 9


Fig. 9. Illustration of how mantle diameter and thickness change during a jet. The lower schematic slightly exaggerates the increase in mantle wall thickness that occurs as the mantle contracts. ti, initial (i.e. resting) mantle wall thickness; tf, final wall thickness (i.e. at the end of contraction during the exhalant phase of the jet); ri, initial radius of the outer edge of the mantle; rf, the final radius of the outer edge of the mantle.





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