深层地幔中的组成分层
Kellogg1, Hager, van der Hilst RD
1Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 01239, USA.
概括
地球下层的一个明显的层可能解释了地震观测和地球化学特征. 这种密集,稳定的层影响地幔动力学和热流,协调地球的热预算中的差异.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 矿物物理 矿物物理
背景情况:
- 地震观测揭示了地球下层地幔的复杂性.
- 玄武岩中的同位素标记表明了深层地幔储存库.
- 观察到的热量流和热量生产模型之间存在差异.
研究的目的:
- 为了解释地球下层地幔的地震和地化学观测.
- 为了调和中洋山脊玄武岩源区域的热量预算中的差异.
- 为了研究深层地幔组成边界的稳定性和特征.
主要方法:
- 来自地球下层地幔的地震数据的分析.
- 使用数值模拟进行热化学对流的建模.
- 在中洋山脊玄武岩和海洋岛屿玄武岩中对同位素特征的研究.
主要成果:
- 建议在~1600公里深处设置一个组成边界.
- 数字模型证实了更密集的深层地幔层的动态稳定性.
- 这层的特性使热量流和热量产生差异相协调.
结论:
- 深层地幔边界解释了地震和地化学数据.
- 热化学对流模型支持一个稳定的,更密集的层.
- 这一层影响了地幔的动态,热流和玄武岩的特征.
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