2.1.1 Introduction
... fault imparts only shearing motions in their directions; they are consequently known as nodal planes. Simplistically, then, a focal mechanism solution could be obtained by recording an earthquake at a number of seismographs distributed around its epicenter, determining the nature of the first motion ...
... fault imparts only shearing motions in their directions; they are consequently known as nodal planes. Simplistically, then, a focal mechanism solution could be obtained by recording an earthquake at a number of seismographs distributed around its epicenter, determining the nature of the first motion ...
tectonic models for the geological evolution of crust, cratons and
... and concluded that 150 km of mantle lithosphere had accumulated quickly and that the stabilisation of cratonic lithosphere occurred by, at least, 3.5 Ga, when the lithosphere was over 200 km thick. Only hot mantle plumes would have been capable of generating rapidly such thick lithospheric keels by ...
... and concluded that 150 km of mantle lithosphere had accumulated quickly and that the stabilisation of cratonic lithosphere occurred by, at least, 3.5 Ga, when the lithosphere was over 200 km thick. Only hot mantle plumes would have been capable of generating rapidly such thick lithospheric keels by ...
Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics Sections 21.1-21.6
... Seismology – the study of earthquakes Earthquakes cause the Earth’s surface to vibrate and sometimes result in violent movements, depending on the amount of energy released ...
... Seismology – the study of earthquakes Earthquakes cause the Earth’s surface to vibrate and sometimes result in violent movements, depending on the amount of energy released ...
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... individual parts. The way the parts work together and the emergent properties that arise from that interaction are also attributes of the system. • Earth is a system with living and nonliving parts that interact in tremendously complex ways. This is why Earth science is an integrated science. No one ...
... individual parts. The way the parts work together and the emergent properties that arise from that interaction are also attributes of the system. • Earth is a system with living and nonliving parts that interact in tremendously complex ways. This is why Earth science is an integrated science. No one ...
Upper mantle structure of eastern Asia from multimode surface
... use the relationship of Priestley and McKenzie to produce a contour map of the lithospheric thickness of eastern Asia from the surface wave tomography. This shows an extensive region of thick lithosphere beneath the Siberian Platform and the West Siberian Basin that extends to the European Platform, ...
... use the relationship of Priestley and McKenzie to produce a contour map of the lithospheric thickness of eastern Asia from the surface wave tomography. This shows an extensive region of thick lithosphere beneath the Siberian Platform and the West Siberian Basin that extends to the European Platform, ...
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... Figure 1? In this P-T range in an atmosphere of solar composition, thermodynamic calculations indicate that molten iron is less volatile (more refractory) than silicates (Herndon, 2006c; Herndon and Suess, 1976). Thus, as discovered by Eucken (1944), Earth’s iron alloy core formed before the mantle ...
... Figure 1? In this P-T range in an atmosphere of solar composition, thermodynamic calculations indicate that molten iron is less volatile (more refractory) than silicates (Herndon, 2006c; Herndon and Suess, 1976). Thus, as discovered by Eucken (1944), Earth’s iron alloy core formed before the mantle ...
On the influence of the asthenospheric flow on the tectonics and
... decoupling. Surface-wave tomography and receiver functions suggest the presence of a relatively weak lower crust confined along the eastern and southern plateau margin by rigid craton-like lithosphere beneath the Sichuan basin and the Indian plate, respectively (Nelson et al., 1996; Xu et al., 2007). ...
... decoupling. Surface-wave tomography and receiver functions suggest the presence of a relatively weak lower crust confined along the eastern and southern plateau margin by rigid craton-like lithosphere beneath the Sichuan basin and the Indian plate, respectively (Nelson et al., 1996; Xu et al., 2007). ...
Geology 305 with Terry J. Boroughs: The Dynamic Earth Homework
... the 1906 earthquake by ____________. 101. Much of the destruction along the Japanese coast associated with the 2011 Northern Japan earthquake was due to the arrival of a(n):__________ only 15 to 30 minutes after the quake. This type of event also occurred in South East Asia in 2004 102. Earth's dens ...
... the 1906 earthquake by ____________. 101. Much of the destruction along the Japanese coast associated with the 2011 Northern Japan earthquake was due to the arrival of a(n):__________ only 15 to 30 minutes after the quake. This type of event also occurred in South East Asia in 2004 102. Earth's dens ...
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, and Perisphere
... Ironically, the LVZ is most pronounced under hotspots and continental rifts, regions that provide trace element enriched basalts. The concept of a depleted the base of the elastic, or strong,lithosphereis closer asthenosphere is now firmly embedded in the to 550ø-600øC [De Rito et al., 1986; McNutt, ...
... Ironically, the LVZ is most pronounced under hotspots and continental rifts, regions that provide trace element enriched basalts. The concept of a depleted the base of the elastic, or strong,lithosphereis closer asthenosphere is now firmly embedded in the to 550ø-600øC [De Rito et al., 1986; McNutt, ...
The Moho beneath western Tibet: Shear zones and
... to November 2013, 1024 earthquakes with magnitude Ms > 5.0, in the distance range 30° - 90° provided data that were used in the receiver function analysis. Piercing points of the converted rays at the Moho (assumed 60 km depth) are also shown on Fig. 1a, indicating that most events have back-azimuth ...
... to November 2013, 1024 earthquakes with magnitude Ms > 5.0, in the distance range 30° - 90° provided data that were used in the receiver function analysis. Piercing points of the converted rays at the Moho (assumed 60 km depth) are also shown on Fig. 1a, indicating that most events have back-azimuth ...
Subduction styles in the Precambrian
... lithology, the present values of radiogenic heat production are prescribed (H0r in Table 1; Turcotte and Schubert, 2002). Subduction is initiated by prescribing a weak fracture zone in the mantle with the rheology of wet olivine (Ranalli, 1995) and low plastic strength (internal friction coefficient ...
... lithology, the present values of radiogenic heat production are prescribed (H0r in Table 1; Turcotte and Schubert, 2002). Subduction is initiated by prescribing a weak fracture zone in the mantle with the rheology of wet olivine (Ranalli, 1995) and low plastic strength (internal friction coefficient ...
Buckling instabilities of subducted lithosphere beneath the transition
... typical buckling amplitudes δ/d ≈ 4−5, the viscosity of the surrounding fluid will be negligible if μ/μ0 ≫ 100, which is probably the case for slabs in the upper and mid-mantle. 3. Seismic tomography We turn now to the evidence provided by seismic tomography for strong apparent thickening of subduct ...
... typical buckling amplitudes δ/d ≈ 4−5, the viscosity of the surrounding fluid will be negligible if μ/μ0 ≫ 100, which is probably the case for slabs in the upper and mid-mantle. 3. Seismic tomography We turn now to the evidence provided by seismic tomography for strong apparent thickening of subduct ...
The role of volcano-ice interactions in understanding
... • Better understanding of the integrated ‘SZ system science’ that links lithospheric dynamics, cryospheric/hydrospheric dynamics, and atmospheric dynamics, and that will require: integrated research projects and teams that include crustal- and glacier-scale geophysics (high field costs), and high ...
... • Better understanding of the integrated ‘SZ system science’ that links lithospheric dynamics, cryospheric/hydrospheric dynamics, and atmospheric dynamics, and that will require: integrated research projects and teams that include crustal- and glacier-scale geophysics (high field costs), and high ...
Numerical models, geochemistry and the zero-paradox noble
... The very low concentration of 3 He in the atmosphere and oceans results in small magmatic additions to sea water being readily resolvable (Clarke et al . 1969). Given the mean residence time of volatiles in the ocean (1000 yr) and corrections for variations in the ocean-circulation pattern, an estim ...
... The very low concentration of 3 He in the atmosphere and oceans results in small magmatic additions to sea water being readily resolvable (Clarke et al . 1969). Given the mean residence time of volatiles in the ocean (1000 yr) and corrections for variations in the ocean-circulation pattern, an estim ...
Deformation of the Crust
... • This type of deformation is common in areas where mountain or glaciers exist – For example the building up of the Himalayas pushes downwards on the crust – Erosion washing away the Appalachian Mountains changes their mass and as the result the area is rising – Hudson’s Bay continues to rebound sin ...
... • This type of deformation is common in areas where mountain or glaciers exist – For example the building up of the Himalayas pushes downwards on the crust – Erosion washing away the Appalachian Mountains changes their mass and as the result the area is rising – Hudson’s Bay continues to rebound sin ...
The geologic evolution of Point Lobos
... transform margin on which the Pacific Plate is sliding to to the northwest relative to the North American Plate. Much of Northern California and the Pacific Northwest lie on a subducting margin. It is no accident that volcanoes in the “Ring of Fire” around the Pacific Ocean lies along the subducting ...
... transform margin on which the Pacific Plate is sliding to to the northwest relative to the North American Plate. Much of Northern California and the Pacific Northwest lie on a subducting margin. It is no accident that volcanoes in the “Ring of Fire” around the Pacific Ocean lies along the subducting ...
1 Origin and geodynamic relationships of the Late Miocene to
... flow from below the adjoining thick lithospheric domains. A near vertical upwelling along the ...
... flow from below the adjoining thick lithospheric domains. A near vertical upwelling along the ...
The Quest for Self-Consistent Generation of Plate Tectonics in
... and modify the 3-D thermal convection. Continents. As with the models of [Lenardic and Kaula, 1996], the continents are represented as buoyant, compositionally distinct material which is self-consistently governed by the same equations as the mantle. Thus, they can deform, break up or aggregate with ...
... and modify the 3-D thermal convection. Continents. As with the models of [Lenardic and Kaula, 1996], the continents are represented as buoyant, compositionally distinct material which is self-consistently governed by the same equations as the mantle. Thus, they can deform, break up or aggregate with ...
Mantle plume
A mantle plume is a mechanism proposed in 1971 to explain volcanic regions of the earth that were not thought to be explicable by the then-new theory of plate tectonics. Some such volcanic regions lie far from tectonic plate boundaries, for example, Hawaii. Others represent unusually large-volume volcanism, whether on plate boundaries, e.g. Iceland, or basalt floods such as the Deccan or Siberian traps.A mantle plume is posited to exist where hot rock nucleates at the core-mantle boundary and rises through the Earth's mantle becoming a diapir in the Earth's crust. The currently active volcanic centers are known as ""hot spots"". In particular, the concept that mantle plumes are fixed relative to one another, and anchored at the core-mantle boundary, was thought to provide a natural explanation for the time-progressive chains of older volcanoes seen extending out from some such hot spots, such as the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain.The hypothesis of mantle plumes from depth is not universally accepted as explaining all such volcanism. It has required progressive hypothesis-elaboration leading to variant propositions such as mini-plumes and pulsing plumes. Another hypothesis for unusual volcanic regions is the ""Plate model"". This proposes shallower, passive leakage of magma from the mantle onto the Earth's surface where extension of the lithosphere permits it, attributing most volcanism to plate tectonic processes, with volcanoes far from plate boundaries resulting from intraplate extension.