BACKGROUND For more than 100 years, the melt-dominated magma chamber has been
central to conceptual models of volcanism and igneous processes. Over the past few …

The emerging concept of a magma reservoir is one in which regions containing melt extend
from the source of magma generation to the surface. The reservoir may contain regions of …

The asthenosphere plays a fundamental role in present-day plate tectonics as its low
viscosity controls how convection in the mantle below it is expressed at the Earth's surface …

The formation, storage and chemical differentiation of magma in the Earth's crust is of
fundamental importance in igneous geology and volcanology. Recent data are challenging …

The Hadean eon, following the global-scale melting of the mantle,–, is expected to be a
dynamic period, during which Earth experienced vastly different conditions. Geologic …

This hands-on introduction to numerical geodynamic modelling provides a solid grounding
in the necessary mathematical theory and techniques, including continuum mechanics and …

The continental crust is unique to the Earth in the solar system, and controversies remain
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …

There is growing physical and mathematical interest in the hydrodynamics of
dissipationless/dispersive media. Since GB Whitham's seminal publication fifty years ago …

Continental breakup represents the successful process of rifting and thinning of the
continental lithosphere, leading to plate rupture and initiation of oceanic crust formation …

Trace-element data for mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs) and ocean island basalts (OIB)
are used to formulate chemical systematics for oceanic basalts. The data suggest that the …