Kilometer-scale structure on the core–mantle boundary near Hawaii

Z Li, K Leng, J Jenkins, S Cottaar - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
The lowermost mantle right above the core-mantle boundary is highly heterogeneous
containing multiple poorly understood seismic features. The smallest but most extreme …

Lowermost mantle structure beneath the central Pacific Ocean: Ultralow velocity zones and seismic anisotropy

J Wolf, MD Long - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ultralow velocity zones (ULVZs) and seismic anisotropy are both commonly detected in the
lowermost mantle at the edges of the two antipodal large low velocity provinces (LLVPs) …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic visibility of melt at the core-mantle boundary from PKKP diffracted waves

S Russell, JCE Irving, S Cottaar - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
The core-mantle boundary (CMB) is a complex and poorly understood region of the Earth.
The existence of melt or partial melt at the CMB is strongly debated with evidence coming …

Strong ULVZ and slab interaction at the northeastern edge of the Pacific LLSVP favors plume generation

VH Lai, DV Helmberger… - Geochemistry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Strong waveform complexities, including multipathing of the S diffracted phase and rapid
changes in differential ScS‐S times, are observed for multiple deep Fiji earthquakes …

Inversion of shear wave waveforms reveal deformation in the lowermost mantle

J Asplet, J Wookey, M Kendall - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
It is well known that regions of the lowermost mantle—D ″—exhibit significant seismic
anisotropy. Identifying a unique mechanism for seismic anisotropy in D ″and interpreting …

Is there a semi‐molten layer at the base of the lunar mantle?

M Walterová, M Běhounková… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Parameterised by the Love number k2 and the tidal quality factor Q, and inferred from lunar
laser ranging (LLR), tidal dissipation in the Moon follows an unexpected frequency …

Evidence for a Kilometer‐Scale Seismically Slow Layer Atop the Core‐Mantle Boundary From Normal Modes

S Russell, JCE Irving, L Jagt… - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Geodynamic modeling and seismic studies have highlighted the possibility that a thin layer
of low seismic velocities, potentially molten, may sit atop the core‐mantle boundary but has …

A Three‐Field Formulation for Two‐Phase Flow in Geodynamic Modeling: Toward the Zero‐Porosity Limit

G Lu, DA May, RS Huismans - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Two‐phase flow, a system where Stokes flow and Darcy flow are coupled, is of great
importance in the Earth's interior, such as in subduction zones, mid‐ocean ridges, and …

Investigating ultra‐low velocity zones as sources of PKP scattering beneath North America and the western Pacific Ocean: Potential links to subducted oceanic crust

MS Thorne, S Pachhai, M Li, J Ward, S Rost - AGU Advances, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic energy arriving before the compressional (P) wave passing through the core (PKP),
called PKP precursors, have been detected for decades, but the origin of those arrivals is …

The emerging picture of a complex core-mantle boundary

S Russell, JCE Irving, R Myhill, S Cottaar - nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
Recent seismological studies challenge the traditional view that the interface between the
core and mantle is a straightforward discontinuity. As seismology is pushed to its …