地力学证据表明,在化学上耗尽了大陆质地层的证据
1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada. aforte@uwo.ca
概括
地球的质层,大陆下面的一层,在化学上是枯竭和冷,解释了大陆的稳定性. 这种独特的热化学结构与海洋地幔有所不同.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地力学是什么?地力学是什么?
- 固体地球科学 固体地球科学
背景情况:
- 构造层,在克拉顿下面的地幔,表现出独特的热化学特性.
- 理论上说,它已经耗尽了玄武岩成分,拥有浮力.
- 这种浮力抵消了其较低的温度,相比之下,suboceanic地幔.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究地球质层的热化学结构.
- 了解有助于克拉顿稳定的因素.
主要方法:
- 利用了地力学数据的反转.
- 采用基于断层扫描的地幔流量模型.
主要成果:
- 证实了构造层在化学上已经耗尽.
- 确定构造层是冷到250公里的深度.
- 确定了热力和化学浮力之间的平衡.
结论:
- 构造层的独特结构支持了克拉顿的稳定性.
- 化学耗尽和热浮力是这种稳定的关键.
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