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Plate Deformation from Cradle to Grave - Seismic Anisotropy and Deformation at Mid-Ocean Ridges and in the Lowermost Mantle (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
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Plate Deformation from Cradle to Grave - Seismic Anisotropy and Deformation at Mid-Ocean Ridges and in the Lowermost Mantle (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Series: Springer Theses
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The Earth's rocky mantle convects to lose heat, which comes from
the liquid iron core below. The mantle's interfaces - the
core-mantle boundary, and the lithosphere - may hold the key to
understanding mantle motion because of the seismic anisotropy
present in these parts of the Earth.
In this thesis, Andy Nowacki presents a precise but comprehensive
review of the current state of the art in studying flow with
anisotropy, mineral physics and geodynamics. New measurements of
shear wave anisotropy in the lowermost mantle and at mid-ocean
ridges are used to constrain mechanisms of creep and melt
extraction in the mantle. A model of global flow is used to predict
anisotropy in the deep Earth, and novel methods to forward model
shear wave splitting are described. Future studies of mantle flow
must incorporate the understanding gained in this thesis.
The thesis contains a substantive introduction to the structure of
the Earth, seismic anisotropy in general and in the core-mantle
boundary region, and mid-ocean ridge processes. It also describes
novel methods for forward modelling and interpreting shear wave
splitting data. Three chapters present timely research into
dynamics at divergent plate boundaries and at the core-mantle
boundary.
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