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The seismological signature of temperature and grain size variations in the upper mantle
Ulrich H. Faul,Ian Jackson +1 more
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Tan et al. as discussed by the authors fit the experimental shear modulus and attenuation data to a common model that provides an internally consistent description of the observed variations with frequency, temperature and grain size.About:
This article is published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters.The article was published on 2005-05-30. It has received 473 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Transition zone & Low-velocity zone.read more
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The thermal structure of the lithosphere from shear wave velocities
Keith Priestley,Dan McKenzie +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors combine thermal models of the Pacific lithosphere and pressure and temperature estimates from mantle nodules brought up by kimberlites with three dimensional models of Vs from surface wave tomography to obtain an empirical relation for Vs(P,T), where P is the pressure.
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The Lithosphere- Asthenosphere Boundary
TL;DR: In this paper, a wide variety of studies are consistent with an oceanic lithosphere that corresponds to a dry, chemically depleted layer over a hydrated, fertile asthenosphere.
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A Global View of the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundary
TL;DR: 15 years of global seismic data using P-to-S converted phases and imaged an interface that correlates with tectonic environment likely represents a boundary in composition, melting, or anisotropy, not temperature alone, and may constitute another boundary in cratonic regions where the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary is thought to be much deeper.
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North American lithospheric discontinuity structure imaged by Ps and Sp receiver functions
David L. Abt,David L. Abt,Karen M. Fischer,S. W. French,S. W. French,Heather A. Ford,Huaiyu Yuan,Barbara Romanowicz +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used 93 permanent seismic stations to image upper mantle velocity discontinuities across the contiguous United States and portions of southeast Canada and northwest Mexico, using frequency-domain deconvolution and migrated with 1D models that account for variations in crustal structure and mantle velocities between stations.
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Deformation of Earth Materials: An Introduction to the Rheology of Solid Earth
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive, unified treatment of the materials science of deformation as applied to solid Earth geophysics and geology is presented in a systematic way covering elastic, anelastic and viscous deformation.
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Preliminary reference earth model
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Geodynamics applications of continuum physics to geological problems
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Rheology of the Upper Mantle: A Synthesis
Shun-ichiro Karato,Patrick Wu +1 more
TL;DR: A synthesis of laboratory studies and geophysical and geological observations shows that transitions between diffusion and dislocation creep likely occur in the Earth's upper mantle.
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Rheology of the Upper Mantle and the Mantle Wedge: A View from the Experimentalists
Greg Hirth,David L. Kohlstedt +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a critical review of flow law parameters for olivine aggregates and single crystals deformed in the diffusion creep and dislocation creep regimes under both wet and dry conditions.
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