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Evolution of Staircase Structures in Diffusive Convection
Published on: September 5, 2018
まとめ
この研究では,海底の拡散データを用いて,ミッド・アトランティック・リッジ全域の粘度値を決定しました. この結果は,フェノスカンディアン上昇の以前の発見と一致し,異なる地質スケールにもかかわらず,似たような粘度を示しています.
科学分野:
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
- 固体地球科学 固体地球科学
背景:
- 地球のマントルの粘度を理解することは,テクトニックプレート運動と地質学的プロセスを理解するために不可欠です.
- 以前の粘度測定は,フェノスカンディアン上昇などの大陸地域で行われてきました.
- 中大西洋のは,活発な海底の広がりによるマントルの粘度を調査するためのユニークな海洋環境を提供します.
研究 の 目的:
- 大洋の石層と上層マントルの粘度を測定する. 中大西洋の脊柱の下.
- 海洋の拡散センターから得られた粘度値を,大陸の上昇地域から得られたものと比較するために.
- 粘度測定における水平スケールの影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 中大西洋の山脊を横断する2つのバチメトリックプロフィールの分析.
- 重力ストレス下における海底の特徴の粘着性の爬行のモデリング.
- 恒常的な海底の広がり速度を年間2cmと仮定する.
主要な成果:
- 分析されたプロファイルの粘度値は成功裏に決定されました.
- 得られた粘度値は,フェノスカンディアン上昇からの以前に発表された結果と良好な一致を示した.
- この合意は,両地域間の地質学的特徴の水平次元における大きな違いにもかかわらず遵守された.
結論:
- 中大西洋の下のマントルの粘度は,フェノスカンディアン上昇層の粘度に匹敵する.
- 地質的な浮き彫りの水平のスケールは,これらの対照的な設定で決定された粘度値に大きな影響を与えるようには見えません.
- これらの発見は,異なる構造環境におけるマントルのレオロギーのより統一された理解に貢献します.
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