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The Interdisciplinary Earth: A Volume in Honor of Don L. Anderson
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The Interdisciplinary Earth: A Volume in Honor of Don L. Anderson
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Author(s)
Gillian R. Foulger;
Gillian R. Foulger
Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
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Michele Lustrino;
Michele Lustrino
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita` degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, P.le A. Moro, 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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Scott D. King
Scott D. King
Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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Geological Society of America

Volume
514
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© 2015 Geological Society of America
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ISBN print:
9780813725147
Publication date:
October 01, 2015
Book Chapter
Mantle convection, the asthenosphere, and Earth's thermal history
Author(s)
Scott D. King
Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
Scott D. King
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Published:October 01, 2015
Calculations of mantle convection generally use constant rates of internal heating and time-invariant core-mantle boundary temperature. In contrast, parameterized convection calculations, sometimes called thermal history calculations, allow these properties to vary with time but only provide a single average temperature for the entire mantle. Here I consider three-dimensional spherical convection calculations that run for the age of the Earth with heat-producing elements that decrease with time, a cooling core boundary condition, and a mobile lid. The calculations begin with a moderately hot initial temperature, consistent with a relatively short accretion time for the formation of the planet. I find that...
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- asthenosphere
- boundary conditions
- convection
- core
- core-mantle boundary
- data processing
- digital simulation
- Earth
- elastic waves
- geodynamics
- heat transfer
- interior
- lower mantle
- mantle
- outer core
- rheology
- seismic waves
- temperature
- theoretical models
- thermal anomalies
- thermal history
- three-dimensional models
- upper mantle
- upwelling
- velocity
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