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MANTLE CONVECTION FOR GEOLOGISTS [PDF]
American Mineralogist, 2014 By Geoffrey F. Davies (2011) Cambridge University Press, U.K., 232 p. $64.00 ISBN 978-0-521-19800-4 (Hardback; e-formats available). Since the plate tectonics model was advanced in the 1960s, mantle convection has been recognized to be at the heart of various activities of the solid Earth like volcanism, continental drift, mountain building, and ...
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The energetics of melting fertile heterogeneities within the depleted mantle [PDF]
To explore the consequences of mantle heterogeneity for primary melt production, we develop a mathematical model of energy conservation for an upwelling, melting body of recycled oceanic crust embedded in the depleted upper mantle.
Katz, R. F., Rudge, John F.
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A Simple Thermodynamic Model of the Internal Convective Zone of the Earth
Entropy, 2018 As it is well known both atmospheric and mantle convection are very complex phenomena. The dynamical description of these processes is a very difficult task involving complicated 2-D or 3-D mathematical models.
Karen Arango-Reyes +3 more
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Stability of (Mg,Fe)SiO3 perovskite and the structure of the lowermost mantle [PDF]
, 1992 Thermodynamic analysis shows that (Mg,Fe)SiO3 perovskite is stable throughout the likely pressure, temperature and compositional regime of the Earth's mantle.
Bukowinski, MST, Stixrude, L
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Geophysical Research LettersA widely accepted global model of glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) is based on ICE‐6G ice loading and 1D‐viscosity model VM5a, a viscosity profile which remains at odds with mantle convection constraints such as from geoid modeling.
A. Bellas‐Manley +3 more
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On the impact of true polar wander on heat flux patterns at the core–mantle boundary [PDF]
Solid EarthThe heat flux across the core–mantle boundary (CMB) is a fundamental variable for Earth evolution and internal dynamics. Seismic tomography provides access to seismic heterogeneities in the lower mantle, which can be related to present-day thermal ...
T. Frasson +4 more
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One-dimensional physical reference models for the upper mantle and transition zone: combining seismic and mineral physics constraints [PDF]
One-dimensional seismic reference models are known to be a nonunique solution to global seismic data, hampering an interpretation in terms of physical structure. Here we test the compatibility of the simplest hypothesis of a mantle convecting as a whole,
Giardini, D. +3 more
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Intraplate Seamounts as a Window into Deep Earth Processes [PDF]
Oceanography, 2010 Seamounts are windows into the deep Earth that are helping to elucidate various deep Earth processes. For example, thermal and mechanical properties of oceanic lithosphere can be deter-mined from the flexing of oceanic crust caused by the growth of ...
Anthony A.P. Koppers, Anthony B. Watts
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World Water Policy, Volume 12, Issue 3, August 2026.ABSTRACT Groundwater depletion is a major challenge in semiarid, hard‐rock regions where irrigation demands often exceed natural recharge. This study evaluates the effectiveness of farm‐scale recharge pits as a local, supplementary, and community‐managed groundwater recharge solution in the Dharta catchment of Rajasthan, India. Alongside check dams and
Prahlad Soni +4 more
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Prandtl-number dependence of convection-driven dynamos in rotating spherical fluid shells [PDF]
, 2005 The value of the Prandtl number P exerts a strong influence on convection-driven dynamos in rotating spherical shells filled with electrically conducting fluids.
Simitev, R., Busse, F.H.
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