DI53A:
Constraints on Heterogeneities in Earth's Mantle II
DI53A:
Constraints on Heterogeneities in Earth's Mantle II
Constraints on Heterogeneities in Earth's Mantle II
Session ID#: 8657
Session Description:
Convection processes in the Earth's mantle drive plate tectonics and control the heat flux from the Earth’s core to the surface. Processes such as mixing, melting, and differentiation will lead to heterogeneities in the mantle ranging in size from thousands of kilometres to the crystal scale. Using a variety of techniques we are able to sample and image these heterogeneities, but a multi-disciplinary approach integrating the individual results is necessary to understand how Earth evolved and how they influence convection in the Earth.
This multi-disciplinary session will bring together researchers interested in the structure and dynamics of heterogeneities in the Earth’s mantle from crust to core. We invite contributions from all interested disciplines including (but not limited to) seismology, geology, petrology geochemistry, geodynamics, mineral physics, geodesy, electromagnetism, and geophysics. Contributions studying all scales of heterogeneities are welcome.
This multi-disciplinary session will bring together researchers interested in the structure and dynamics of heterogeneities in the Earth’s mantle from crust to core. We invite contributions from all interested disciplines including (but not limited to) seismology, geology, petrology geochemistry, geodynamics, mineral physics, geodesy, electromagnetism, and geophysics. Contributions studying all scales of heterogeneities are welcome.
Primary Convener: Sebastian Rost, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment, Leeds, LS2, United Kingdom
Conveners: Christopher Harig, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States and Lowell M Miyagi, University of Utah, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Salt Lake City, United States
Chairs: Christopher Harig, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States and Jonathan E Mound, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment, Leeds, United Kingdom
OSPA Liaison: Lowell M Miyagi, University of Utah, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Salt Lake City, United States
Cross-Listed:
- G - Geodesy
- MR - Mineral and Rock Physics
- S - Seismology
Index Terms:
1212 Earth's interior: composition and state [GEODESY AND GRAVITY]
1213 Earth's interior: dynamics [GEODESY AND GRAVITY]
3621 Mantle processes [MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY]
7208 Mantle [SEISMOLOGY]
Abstracts Submitted to this Session:
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