Influence of the asthenosphere on earth dynamics and evolution

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dc.citation.articleNumber13367
dc.citation.journalTitleScientific Reports
dc.citation.volumeNumber13
dc.contributor.authorCathles, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorFjeldskar, Willy
dc.contributor.authorLenardic, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorRomanowicz, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorSeales, Johnny
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T15:51:20Z
dc.date.available2024-05-03T15:51:20Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe existence of a thin, weak asthenospheric layer beneath Earth’s lithospheric plates is consistent with existing geological and geophysical constraints, including Pleistocene glacio-isostatic adjustment, modeling of gravity anomalies, studies of seismic anisotropy, and post-seismic rebound. Mantle convection models suggest that a pronounced weak zone beneath the upper thermal boundary layer (lithosphere) may be essential to the plate tectonic style of convection found on Earth. The asthenosphere is likely related to partial melting and the presence of water in the sub-lithospheric mantle, further implying that the long-term evolution of the Earth may be controlled by thermal regulation and volatile recycling that maintain a geotherm that approaches the wet mantle solidus at asthenospheric depths.
dc.identifier.citationCathles, L., Fjeldskar, W., Lenardic, A., Romanowicz, B., Seales, J., & Richards, M. (2023). Influence of the asthenosphere on earth dynamics and evolution. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 13367. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39973-y
dc.identifier.digitals41598-023-39973-y
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39973-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/115623
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
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dc.titleInfluence of the asthenosphere on earth dynamics and evolution
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