Dynamics of subducted slabs in the Earth's mantle
The distribution of subducted slabs in the Earth's lower mantle,
calculated based on subduction history and dynamic flow, is compared to seismic tomography images.
The image below is the color version of a figure from Steinberger (2000).
Research is done in collaboration with Thorsten Becker and Trond Torsvik
- Steinberger, B. (2000).
Slabs in the lower mantle - results of dynamic modelling compared with
tomographic images and the geoid,
Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 118, 241-257, doi:10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00172-7
[abstract]
[pdf]
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Steinberger, B., Torsvik, T.H. & Becker, T.W. (2012),
Subduction to the lower mantle: A comparison between geodynamic and tomographic models,
Solid Earth Discuss, 4. 851-887
[pdf]
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