Inverse problems in mantle convection : models, algorithms, and applications [PDF]
, 2013 textMantle convection is the principal control on the thermal and geological evolution of the earth, including the motion of the tectonic plates, which in turn influences earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.
Worthen, Jennifer Anne
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Noble gases in the Cameroon line and the He, Ne, and Ar isotopic compositions of high mu (HIMU) mantle [PDF]
, 1999 Ultramafic xenoliths, basaltic lavas, and CO2 gases from the Cameroon line volcanic chain provide the first characterization of combined He, Ne, and Ar isotopes in a high-time-integrated 238U/204Pb = μ (HIMU) magmatic system. Helium isotopic compositions
Alex N. Halliday +16 more
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On the global geodynamic consequences of different phase boundary morphologies [PDF]
Solid EarthPhase transitions can influence mantle convection patterns, inhibiting or promoting vertical flow. One such transition is the ringwoodite-to-bridgmanite plus periclase transition, which has a negative Clapeyron slope and therefore reduces mantle flow ...
G. T. Morgan +3 more
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Global patterns in Earth's dynamic topography since the Jurassic: the role of subducted slabs [PDF]
Solid Earth, 2017 We evaluate the spatial and temporal evolution of Earth's long-wavelength surface dynamic topography since the Jurassic using a series of high-resolution global mantle convection models.
M. Rubey +6 more
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Fault‐Controlled Permeability: A Key Parameter in Geothermal Electricity Production Assessment
Terra Nova, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Geothermal energy is central to the global green energy transition, but its development has long focused on regions with positive thermal anomalies. Through a semi‐quantitative global‐scale review and spatial analysis of 361 geothermal sites, we show that 56.2% of global geothermal electricity production occurs in regions with thermal ...
Vincent Roche, Gaétan Milesi
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Empirical evidence for the fractionation of carbon isotopes between diamond and iron carbide from the Earth’s mantle [PDF]
, 2014 S.M. would like to thank the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Diamond Trading Company, and the Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University (UK) for financial support during his time as a PhD student at University College ...
Krispin, Catherine +16 more
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Nature Communications, 2017 Mantle partial melting produced the volcanic crust of Mercury. Here, the authors numerically model the formation of post-impact melt sheets and find that mantle convection was weak at around 3.7–3.8 Ga and that the melt sheets of Caloris and Rembrandt ...
Sebastiano Padovan +3 more
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Coupling thermodynamic mineralogical models and mantle convection [PDF]
, 2007 In this thesis I advance the integration of mineral thermodynamics into convection modeling. I have compiled a thermodynamic model of mantle mineralogy in the five component CFMAS system (CaO-FeO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2), including mineral phases that occur close
Piazzoni, Antonio Sebastiano
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pyMelt: An extensible Python engine for mantle melting calculations
Volcanica, 2022 Modelling the melting of Earth’s mantle is crucial for understanding the distribution of volcanic activity on Earth and for testing models of mantle convection and mantle lithological heterogeneity.
Simon Matthews +2 more
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Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotope results from ODP Leg 187: Evidence for mantle dynamics of the Australian-Antarctic Discordance and origin of the Indian MORB source [PDF]
, 2002 New high precision PIMMS Hf and Pb isotope data for 14–28 Ma basalts recovered during ODP Leg 187 are compared with zero-age dredge samples from the Australian-Antarctic Discordance (AAD).
Barry, Tiffany Louise +17 more
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