通过构造学和深层地幔流动的相互作用,热点运动的快速爆发
Rakib Hassan1, R Dietmar Müller1, Michael Gurnis2
1EarthByte Group, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
Nature
|May 13, 2016
概括
夏威夷-皇帝热点轨道曲线是由强大的深层地幔流驱动的. 这种流动倾斜了地幔羽毛和它们的来源,解释了独特的轨道几何.
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 地动力学
- 板块构造
背景情况:
- 火山热点的痕迹显示了地幔上的板块运动.
- 深层地幔羽毛植根于下层地幔的热化学结构中.
- 这条夏威夷-皇帝热点轨道的曲很难理解.
研究的目的:
- 调查夏威夷-皇帝热点轨道曲线背后的动态.
- 模拟深层地幔中的热化学对流.
主要方法:
- 热化学对流的古地理限制数值建模.
- 对地幔流动力学和羽毛向导的分析.
主要成果:
- 北太平洋下面的深层地幔流是异常强烈的 (100-50万年) 由于沉积.
- 强烈的流动导致了羽毛的倾斜和侧向源,形成了夏威夷-皇帝曲线.
- 不对称的地幔变形,受潜的影响,解释了不同的热点轨迹.
结论:
- 深层地幔流动力学, 特别是在北太平洋的强烈流动, 解释了夏威夷-皇帝曲线.
- 潜水系统显著影响了下层地幔流和热点轨道的演变.
- 深层地幔结构的不对称变形控制了太平洋热点轨道的独特路径.
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