A mantle convection perspective on global tectonics

N Coltice, M Gérault, M Ulvrová - Earth-science reviews, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The concept of interplay between mantle convection and tectonics goes back to about a
century ago, with the proposal that convection currents in the Earth's mantle drive …

[ספר][B] Global tectonics

P Kearey, KA Klepeis, FJ Vine - 2009‏ - books.google.com
The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

The generation of plate tectonics from mantle convection

D Bercovici - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2003‏ - Elsevier
In the last decade, significant progress has been made toward understanding how plate
tectonics is generated from mantle dynamics. A primary goal of plate-generation studies has …

The effect of rheological parameters on plate behaviour in a self-consistent model of mantle convection

C Stein, J Schmalzl, U Hansen - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2004‏ - Elsevier
In a three-dimensional numerical model of mantle convection we have explored the self-
consistent formation and evolution of plates. This was done by investigating the influence of …

Linking continental drift, plate tectonics and the thermal state of the Earth's mantle

T Rolf, N Coltice, PJ Tackley - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Continents slowly drift at the top of the mantle, sometimes colliding, splitting and
aggregating. The evolutions of the continent configuration, as well as oceanic plate …

101 geodynamic modelling: How to design, carry out, and interpret numerical studies

I van Zelst, F Crameri, AE Pusok, A Glerum… - Solid Earth …, 2021‏ - se.copernicus.org
Geodynamic modelling provides a powerful tool to investigate processes in the Earth's crust,
mantle, and core that are not directly observable. However, numerical models are inherently …

Deep storage of oceanic crust in a vigorously convecting mantle

JP Brandenburg, PE Van Keken - Journal of Geophysical …, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fractionated isotopic ratios in some oceanic basalts indicates the presence of recycled
oceanic crust in the mantle. This crust must have escaped complete remixing for a significant …

[HTML][HTML] 101 geodynamic modelling: how to design, interpret, and communicate numerical studies of the solid Earth

I Van Zelst, F Crameri, AE Pusok, A Glerum… - Solid Earth, 2022‏ - se.copernicus.org
Geodynamic modelling provides a powerful tool to investigate processes in the Earth's crust,
mantle, and core that are not directly observable. However, numerical models are inherently …

The influence of mantle internal heating on lithospheric mobility: Implications for super-Earths

C Stein, JP Lowman, U Hansen - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Super-Earths, a recently discovered class of exoplanets, have been inferred to be of a
similar rock and metal composition to the Earth. As a result, the possibility that they are …

Implications of lower-mantle structural heterogeneity for the existence and nature of whole-mantle plumes

EJ Garnero, T Lay, A McNamara - 2007‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Recent seismological studies demonstrate the presence of strong deep-mantle elastic
heterogeneity and anisotropy, consistent with a dynamic environment having chemical …