Stagnant slabs in the upper and lower mantle transition region
Y Fukao, S Widiyantoro, M Obayashi - Reviews of Geophysics, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
We made a region‐by‐region examination of subducted slab images along the circum‐
Pacific for some of the recent global mantle tomographic models, specifically for two high …
Pacific for some of the recent global mantle tomographic models, specifically for two high …
Global mantle tomography: progress status in the past 10 years
B Romanowicz - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract We review the present status of global mantle tomography and discuss two main
classes of models that have been developed in the past 10 years: P velocity models based …
classes of models that have been developed in the past 10 years: P velocity models based …
Evidence for deep mantle circulation from global tomography
RD Van der Hilst, S Widiyantoro, ER Engdahl - Nature, 1997 - nature.com
Seismic tomography based on P-wave travel times and improved earthquake locations
provides further evidence for mantle-wide convective flow. The use of body waves makes it …
provides further evidence for mantle-wide convective flow. The use of body waves makes it …
Subducting slabs stagnant in the mantle transition zone
Y Fukao, M Obayashi, H Inoue… - Journal of Geophysical …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
The P wave velocity structure beneath the Western Pacific is found from the International
Seismological Center first arrival data. Special attention was paid to the deep structure …
Seismological Center first arrival data. Special attention was paid to the deep structure …
Mantle phase changes and deep-earthquake faulting in subducting lithosphere
SH Kirby, WB Durham, LA Stern - Science, 1991 - science.org
Inclined zones of earthquakes are the primary expression of lithosphere subduction. A
distinct deep population of subduction-zone earthquakes occurs at depths of 350 to 690 …
distinct deep population of subduction-zone earthquakes occurs at depths of 350 to 690 …
Tomographic imaging of subducted lithosphere below northwest Pacific island arcs
R van der Hist, R Engdahl, W Spakman, G Nolet - Nature, 1991 - nature.com
The seismic tomography problem does not have a unique solution, and published
tomographic images have been equivocal with regard to the deep structure of subducting …
tomographic images have been equivocal with regard to the deep structure of subducting …
Mantle convection
GF Davies, MA Richards - The Journal of Geology, 1992 - journals.uchicago.edu
A wide range of geophysical and geochemical observations pertaining to convection in the
earth's mantle and the dynamics of the tectonic plates is discussed. It is inferred that the …
earth's mantle and the dynamics of the tectonic plates is discussed. It is inferred that the …
Whole mantle P-wave travel time tomography
A method of tomographic inversion to obtain three-dimensional velocity perturbations in the
Earth's whole mantle has been developed, and applied to more than two million P-wave …
Earth's whole mantle has been developed, and applied to more than two million P-wave …
[HTML][HTML] Is there a big mantle wedge under eastern Tibet?
The big mantle wedge (BMW) model was originally proposed to explain the origin of the
intraplate Changbaishan volcano in NE China where the subducting Pacific slab becomes …
intraplate Changbaishan volcano in NE China where the subducting Pacific slab becomes …
Effects of relative plate motion on the deep structure and penetration depth of slabs below the Izu-Bonin and Mariana island arcs
R van der Hilst, T Seno - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 1993 - Elsevier
An increasing number of seismological studies indicate that slabs of subducted lithosphere
penetrate the Earth's lower mantle below some island arcs but are deflected, or, rather, laid …
penetrate the Earth's lower mantle below some island arcs but are deflected, or, rather, laid …