Treatise on Geophysics, Volume 7
Mantle Dynamics

An in-depth overview of the field of mantle dynamics in its present state

David Bercovici (Edited by)

9780444534569, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 13 August 2009

7000 pages
18.9 x 24.6 x 40.4 cm, 1.2 kg

Treatise on Geophysics: Mantle Dynamics, Volume 7 aims to provide both a classical and state-of-the-art introduction to the methods and science of mantle dynamics, as well as survey leading order problems (both solved and unsolved) and current understanding of how the mantle works. It is organized around two themes: (1) how is mantle convection studied; and (2) what do we understand about mantle dynamics to date. The first four chapters are thus concerned with pedagogical reviews of the physics of mantle convection; laboratory studies of the fluid dynamics of convection relevant to the mantle; theoretical analysis of mantle dynamics; and numerical analysis and methods of mantle convection. The subsequent chapters concentrate on leading issues of mantle convection itself, which include the energy budget of the mantle; the upper mantle and lithosphere in and near the spreading center (mid-ocean ridge) environment; the dynamics of subducting slabs; hot spots, melting anomalies, and mantle plumes; and finally, geochemical mantle dynamics and mixing.

Overview
David Bercovici
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physics and Theory
Yanick Ricard
École normale supérieure de Lyon, France

Laboratory Methods
Anne Davaille and Angela Limare
Institut de Physique de Globe de Paris, France

Analytical Methods
Neil Ribe
Institut de Physique de Globe de Paris, France

Computational Methods
Shijie Zhong
University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
David A. Yuen
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Louis Moresi
Monash University, Victoria, Australia

Heat and Energy Budget of the Mantle
The Mantle Geotherm
Claude Jaupart and Stéphane Labrosse
Institut de Physique de Globe de Paris, France
Jean-Claude Mareschal
Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada

The Shallow Mantle and Upwellings Beneath
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Edgar Marc Parmentier
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Mantle Downwelling and the Fate of Subducting Slabs
Scott D. King
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Mantle Plumes and Hotspots
Garret Ito
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
Peter van Keken
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

Mantle Chemistry and Convective Mixing
Paul Tackley
ETH, Institut für Geophysik, Zürich, Switzerland

Subject Areas: Geology & the lithosphere [RBG], Geophysics [PHVG]