Understanding the interactions between surface and deep Earth processes is important for
research in many diverse scientific areas including climate, environment, energy …

The structure and dynamics of the upper mantle control tectonics, seismicity, magmatism,
and the development of mineral deposits. Seismic tomography maps spatial variations in …

We present a new global thermochemical model of the lithosphere and underlying upper
mantle constrained by state of the art seismic waveform inversion, satellite gravity (geoid …

Iceland and the encompassing Northeast Atlantic are characterized by abundant volcanism,
anomalously high topography and, in many places, anomalously thick basaltic crust. This …

Hot plumes rising from Earth's deep mantle are thought to cause uplift, rifting and large
igneous province (LIP) emplacement. LIP volcanism in continents often spans tens of Ma …

Earth's upper mantle, as sampled by mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs) at oceanic
spreading centers, has developed chemical and isotopic heterogeneity over billions of years …

This paper synthesizes the framework and geological evolution of the Arctic Alaska–
Chukotka microplate (AACM), from its origin as part of the continental platform fringing …

A new method for modeling the thermal structure of the lithosphere, termed thermal isostasy,
is presented and used to calculate the lithosphere thickness and to predict geothermal heat …

Passive margins are the locus of tectonic and magmatic processes leading to the formation
of highly variable along-strike and conjugate margins structures. Using extensive new …

Plumes are domains where hotter material rises through Earth´ s mantle, heating also the
moving lithospheric plates that may experience thinning or even continental breakup. In …