海底浴度对中海岩供应气候驱动的波动的敏感性
1Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades NY, USA. jaolive@ldeo.columbia.edu.
概括
海洋底部的浴度显示了中海岩供应的缓慢而不是快速的变化. 我们的模型显示海底过程过出短期的岩波动,
科学领域:
- 地质学和构造学
- 海洋地质学和地力学
背景情况:
- 之前的研究表明,中洋山脊的水度记录了与海平面变化相关的快速 (23100公里) 岩供应波动.
- 这些波动被认为可以调节地幔融化的产生,并影响海底的地形.
研究的目的:
- 调查海底岩供应变化与海底度结构之间的关系.
- 确定海底形成过程对岩供应波动的过能力.
- 解释了传播速度与海底波长之间的相关性.
主要方法:
- 使用了断层和岩位的定量模型.
- 模拟海底形成过程,以评估它们对岩供应变化的影响.
- 将模型预测与海底波长和传播速率的经验数据进行比较.
主要成果:
- 证明海底形成过程充当了低通,显著减轻了大约10万年短的岩供应波动.
- 证实,随着海底波长的扩散速度的增加,海底波长的减少与恒定的岩输入模型相一致.
- 发现岩供应的快速变化并未可靠地记录在度结构中.
结论:
- 海底地形主要反映了岩供应的长期变化,而不是快速波动.
- 在稳定的岩输入下, 断层成长和放弃的模型能够强有力的解释海底结构模式.
- 这提供了一个解释地幔融化过程的框架,从深山的结构.
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