Does Lower Mantle Tomography Indicate Temperature Variations That Affect the Core?

Stacey, Frank D.

doi:10.5636/jgg.45.1229

J. geomagn. geoelec

1993

DOI: 10.5636/jgg.45.1229

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Does Lower Mantle Tomography Indicate Temperature Variations That Affect the Core?

Frank D. Stacey

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“…The strong pressure dependence of thermal expansion also has important implications for the dynamical structures near the CMB [Yuen et al, 1993; Hansen et al, 1993]. Yuen et al[1993] combine mineral physics constraints on the temperature dependence of seismic velocities from Chopelas[1992] and thermal expansion estimates from Chopelas and Boehler [1992] to map long-wavelength seismic anomalies near the CMB into thermal variations, inferring temperature variations exceeding 1200 K. They argue that this is implausible and therefore there must be chemical heterogeneity in the region Stacey [1993]. also infers that the heterogeneities in tomographic models are probably dominated by compositional variations, based on his thermodynamic determinations of the temperature dependence of seismic velocities in the lower mantle.…”

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The core‐mantle boundary region

Loper¹,

Lay²

1995

J. Geophys. Res.

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The 75 year history of the American Geophysical Union has accompanied great advances in our understanding of the physics and chemistry of the transition zone between the Earth's core and mantle. The core-mantle boundary (CMB) is the most significant internal boundary within our planet, buried at remote depths and probably forever hidden from direct observation; yet this region is very important to our understanding of the dynamic Earth system. The thermal and chemical processes operating near the CMB have intimate relationships to fundamental events in Earth history, such as core formation, and continue to play a major role in the planet' s evolution, influencing the magnetic field behavior, chemical cycling in the mantle, irregularities in the rotation and gravitation of the planet, and the mode of thermal convection of the Earth. The D" region, comprising the lowermost 300 km of the mantle, is known to be highly heterogeneous in material properties on large and small scales, presumably due to thermal and chemical variations, while the outermost core is much more uniform. The substantial knowledge that we now have about this remote region is testimony to the remarkable progress made in geophysical remote sensing, prompted by prodigious increases in data, computational power, and experimental methodologies used to investigate deep earth structure and processes. In the past decade in particular there have been unprecedented multidisciplinary advances in understanding the CMB region, and there are excellent prospects for developing a comprehensive understanding of this region in the next few decades.Fundamental issues yet to be resolved include the causes of layering extensively observed in D' ', whether or not downwelling slabs accumulate at the base of the mantle, whether plumes arise from the CMB region to feed hotspots at Earth' s surface, the extent of core-mantle chemical reactions, the relative importance of topographic versus electromagnetic coupling across the CMB, and the degree to which mantle structure influences the geomagnetic field and its reversals. This overview highlights the progress and future directions in geophysical investigations of the CMB region. 1919-1994 IntroductionOur Earth is a dynamic body in continual evolution. An important event in this evolution was separation of the ironalloy core and silicate-oxide mantle early in the history of i_•111.11, [.JIKJOO. UIJ ULIIIlI• I. ll•, lllO. lll stage ,,, o.,• ,, ......... process [Anderson and Hanks, 1972' Ruff and Anderson, 1980; Stevenson, 1981' Ringwood,' 1984; Jones and Drake, 1986; Ida etak, 1987; Stevenson, 1990; Honda et al., 1993a]. This chemical separation profoundly impacted the subsequent mechanical, thermal, and chemical evolution of Earth, as the large density contrast between the core and mantle prohibits convective motions across the core-mantle boundary (CMB).Consequently, boundary layers have formed in the CMB region, and these control the transfer of heat, angular momentum, and material between the core and mantle. The goal ...

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The core‐mantle boundary region

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Theory of thermal and elastic properties of the lower mantle and core

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1995

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

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Does Lower Mantle Tomography Indicate Temperature Variations That Affect the Core?

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