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超级大陆和超级海洋如何影响海底粗度
Joanne M Whittaker1, R Dietmar Müller, Walter R Roest
1Earthbyte Group, School of Geosciences, Building F09, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia. jw@getech.com
Nature
|December 19, 2008
概括
海底的粗程度显著影响海洋的热循环. 全球分析显示,残余粗度异常不仅仅是由于扩散速度造成的,这表明地幔上升的差异影响了海洋地的积累.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 板块构造学是一种板块构造学.
背景情况:
- 海底的粗性控制了海洋的热循环和能量消耗.
- 现有的模型将粗度与传播速率和地幔相互作用联系起来.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究全球海底的粗度,超越传播速度和沉积物厚度.
- 了解地幔上升对海洋地形成的影响.
主要方法:
- 全球分析海洋重力衍生的粗度.
- 检查沉积物厚度,海底同位素和古老传播速度.
- 统计分析以隔离残余粗度异常.
主要成果:
- 在全球范围内存在残余粗度异常 (5-20 mGal),独立于传播速度和沉积物厚度.
- 过多的粗性通常与扩散斜度无关.
- 甲时期的大西洋海底表现出异常低的粗度,这归因于潘加盖亚地幔条件.
- 太平洋超级海浪地区没有显著的粗度异常.
结论:
- 在超大陆和超大洋下地幔上升对海洋地的积累有明显的影响.
- 海底的粗性受到当地构造学之外的深层地幔过程的影响.
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