See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229414248 The role of water in the deep upper mantle and transition zone: Dehydration of stagnant slabs and its effects on the big mantle wedge ARTICLE in RUSSIAN GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS · DECEMBER 2009 Impact Factor: 1.31 · DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2009.11.006 CITATIONS 36 READS 71 2 AUTHORS: Eiji Ohtani Tohoku University 526 PUBLICATIONS 7,332 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Dapeng Zhao Tohoku University 238 PUBLICATIONS 10,051 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE All in-text references underlined in blue are linked to publications on ResearchGate, letting you access and read them immediately. Available from: Dapeng Zhao Retrieved on: 14 January 2016