ハワイの膨張波で羽根-石層の相互作用の3次元シミュレーション
1W. B. Moore and P. J. Tackley, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 3806 Geology Building, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, USA. G. Schubert, Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Institute of G.
まとめ
数学的実験では,より熱いマントルの羽根が,急速な石層薄化の不安定性を生み出すことが示されています. コンベクティブロールによって引き起こされるこれらの不安定性は,羽根を分離し,地化学的異質性に影響を与えます.
科学分野:
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
- テクトニクス (地質学) とは
- マントラダイナミクス マントラダイナミクス
背景:
- リソスフィアの薄めはプレート構造とマントルの動態を理解するために重要です.
- これまでの数学的実験では,マントルの羽根を通した急速な石層の薄めは達成できませんでした.
- 効率的な薄めには,小規模な不安定性が必要であり,コンベクト的に石層物質を除去する必要があります.
研究 の 目的:
- マントルの羽ばたきによって引き起こされる急速な石層の薄くなるための条件とメカニズムを調査する.
- 岩層圏内の小規模な不安定性の発生を促進する要因を特定する.
- 羽根誘発の不安定がマントルと石層の異質性に及ぼす影響を理解する.
主な方法:
- マントルの羽根動力学と石層の相互作用をシミュレートする数値実験.
- 小規模のコンベクティブ不安定性の発生を制御するスケーリング法則の分析.
- 実験結果を地球マントルの条件に推計する.
主要な成果:
- より熱いマントルの羽根 (背景より100〜150K熱い) は,プレート運動に整合した小規模なコンベクティブロールを促進します.
- レオロギーとは無関係な単純なスケーリング法則が,これらの不安定性の発生を制御しています.
- 羽根の広がりは下流のカーテンを形成し,羽根をマントルから1000kmまで隔離します.
結論:
- 急速な石層の薄めは,羽根駆動の小規模な不安定性によって達成可能である.
- 特定されたスケーリング法則は,数学的発見を地球のマントルに推算することを可能にします.
- 羽根の分離は,地質圏と上層マントルの地化学的異質性に大きな意味を持ち,ハワイの膨張のような特徴を潜在的に説明します.
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