The existence of mantle plumes was first proposed in the 1970s to explain intra-plate,
hotspot volcanism, yet owing to difficulties in resolving mantle upwellings with geophysical …

The study of noble gases in oceanic basalts is central to understanding chemical
heterogeneity of the Earth's mantle and origin of the atmosphere. In the terrestrial …

太平洋板块是一个中生代以来形成的地球上最大的大洋板块, 但其起源机制, 结构构造,
构造演化等始终不清楚. 太平洋板块内部的复杂性更是未受到重视, 其内部的大火成岩省 …

The radially anisotropic shear velocity structure of the Earth's mantle provides a critical
window on the interior dynamics of the planet, with isotropic variations that are interpreted in …

The conserved histone variant H2AZ has an important role in the regulation of gene
expression and the establishment of a buffer to the spread of silent heterochromatin. How …

The largest accumulations of rhyolitic melt in the upper crust occur in voluminous silicic
crystal mushes, which sometimes erupt as unzoned, crystal-rich ignimbrites, but are most …

The origin of mantle hotspots is a controversial topic. Only seven ('primary') out of 49
hotspots meet criteria aimed at detecting a very deep origin (three in the Pacific, four in the …

The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

We present tomographic evidence for the existence of deep-mantle thermal convection
plumes. P-wave velocity images show at least six well-resolved plumes that extend into the …

The distribution of geochemical species in the Earth's interior is largely controlled by
fractional melting and crystallization processes that are intimately linked to the thermal state …