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Comparaciones entre las estructuras sísmicas de la Tierra y los modelos de flujo del manto basados en funciones de
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|September 10, 1993
Resumen
Las simulaciones numéricas muestran que las barreras en la zona de transición del manto crean patrones de temperatura, pero los datos sísmicos carecen de evidencia de que esta estratificación afecte la convección del manto a gran escala.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La geofísica es la geofísica.
- Ciencias de la Tierra Ciencias de la Tierra
- Modelado computacional y modelado computacional.
Sus antecedentes:
- La convección del manto impulsa la tectónica de placas y la distribución del calor.
- La zona de transición del manto medio puede contener barreras químicas o de cambio de fase.
- Comprender estas barreras es crucial para la dinámica del manto.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el impacto de las barreras de la zona de transición en la convección del manto.
- Para comparar los resultados de simulación numérica con los datos de tomografía sísmica.
- Para evaluar la influencia de la estratificación en el flujo del manto a gran escala.
Principales métodos:
- Simulaciones numéricas tridimensionales de la convección del manto.
- Modelación de la impedancia de flujo a través de cambios de fase químicos o endotérmicos.
- Análisis de campos de temperatura y comparación con modelos de velocidad de corte sísmico.
Principales resultados:
- Las simulaciones revelan un mínimo distinto en la longitud de correlación de temperatura vertical en la barrera impuesta.
- Esta característica persiste incluso con datos filtrados, lo que indica robustez.
- Los datos de tomografía sísmica no muestran evidencia clara de tal característica.
Conclusiones:
- La estratificación en la zona de transición del manto medio tiene un efecto limitado en la circulación del manto a gran escala.
- Las discrepancias entre los modelos y los datos sísmicos sugieren que las barreras no interrumpen significativamente el flujo del manto global.
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