Ductile deformation of the lithospheric mantle

JM Warren, LN Hansen - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The strength of lithospheric plates is a central component of plate tectonics, governed by
brittle processes in the shallow portion of the plate and ductile behavior in the deeper …

Plate tectonics and surface environment: Role of the oceanic upper mantle

J Korenaga - Earth-science reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Earth is so far the only planet that exhibits plate tectonics, and along with the right
heliocentric distance and the presence of surface water, plate tectonics is among necessary …

Dislocation theory of steady and transient creep of crystalline solids: Predictions for olivine

T Breithaupt, RF Katz, LN Hansen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
In applications critical to the geological, materials, and engineering sciences, deformation
occurs at strain rates too small to be accessible experimentally. Instead, extrapolations of …

[PDF][PDF] A pragmatic introduction to signal processing

T O'Haver - University of Maryland at College Park, 1997 - researchgate.net
The interfacing of measurement instrumentation to small computers for the purpose of online
data acquisition has now become standard practice in the modern laboratory. Computerized …

Frequency dependent mantle viscoelasticity via the complex viscosity: Cases from Antarctica

HCP Lau, J Austermann, BK Holtzman… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) often use paleoshorelines and present‐day
deformation to constrain the viscosity of the mantle and the thickness of the elastic …

“Measures of dissipation in viscoelastic media” extended: Toward continuous characterization across very broad geophysical time scales

HCP Lau, BK Holtzman - Geophysical Research Letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We develop a conceptual/quantitative framework whereby measurements of Earth's
viscoelasticity may be assessed across the broad range of geophysical processes, spanning …

Mantle exhumation at magma-poor rifted margins controlled by frictional shear zones

T Theunissen, RS Huismans - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
The transition zone from continental crust to the mature mid-ocean ridge spreading center of
the Iberia-Newfoundland magma-poor rifted margins is mostly composed of exhumed …

[HTML][HTML] Dislocation interactions during low-temperature plasticity of olivine and their impact on the evolution of lithospheric strength

D Wallis, LN Hansen, KM Kumamoto, CA Thom… - Earth and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
The strength of the lithosphere is typically modelled based on constitutive equations for
steady-state flow. However, strain hardening may cause significant evolution of strength in …

Dislocation creep of olivine: Backstress evolution controls transient creep at high temperatures

LN Hansen, D Wallis, T Breithaupt… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Transient creep occurs during geodynamic processes that impose stress changes on rocks
at high temperatures. The transient is manifested as evolution in the viscosity of the rocks …

Heterogeneous rheology of Japan subduction zone revealed by postseismic deformation of the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake

S Dhar, J Muto, Y Ohta, T Iinuma - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2023 - Springer
The 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake produced the most well-recorded postseismic deformation
of any megathrust earthquake in the world. Over the last decade, researchers have used a …