Timescales for the evolution of seismic anisotropy in mantle flow

E Kaminski, NM Ribe - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We study systematically the relationship between olivine lattice preferred orientation and the
mantle flow field that produces it, using the plastic flow/recrystallization model of Kaminski …

A kinematic model for recrystallization and texture development in olivine polycrystals

E Kaminski, NM Ribe - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2001 - Elsevier
The interpretation of seismic anisotropy in the mantle requires a knowledge of the
relationship between the lattice preferred orientation (LPO) of crystals and the convective …

The influence of water on the development of lattice preferred orientation in olivine aggregates

E Kaminski - Geophysical Research Letters, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The calculation of the lattice preferred orientation of crystals in mantle flow has become a
major step in the interpretation of the upper mantle seismic anisotropy. Available models for …

Seismic anisotropy and mantle flow

NM Ribe - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic anisotropy in the mantle is primarily due to deformation‐induced lattice preferred
orientation (LPO) of olivine crystals. The aim of this paper is to better understand how such …

Numerical simulations of texture development and associated rheological anisotropy in regions of complex mantle flow

O Castelnau, DK Blackman… - Geophysical Research …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The development of Lattice Preferred Orientations (LPO) within olivine aggregates under
flow in the upper mantle leads to seismic and rheological (or viscoplastic) anisotropies. We …

D-Rex, a program for calculation of seismic anisotropy due to crystal lattice preferred orientation in the convective upper mantle

E Kaminski, NM Ribe… - Geophysical Journal …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Models of development of lattice preferred orientation (LPO) of crystals aggregates in
convective flow are necessary to interpret the anisotropic seismic signature of the Earth′ s …

The influence of deformation history on the interpretation of seismic anisotropy

P Skemer, JM Warren, G Hirth - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic anisotropy in the mantle is primarily caused by the lattice‐preferred orientation
(LPO) of olivine, which forms and evolves in response to progressive plastic deformation …

Seismic anisotropy of the upper mantle 1. Factors that affect mineral texture and effective elastic properties

DK Blackman, HR Wenk… - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Flow‐induced mineral alignment in the Earth's mantle affects the nature of seismic wave
propagation. Since measurements of seismic travel time and shear wave splitting are a key …

Seismic anisotropy in the upper mantle 2. Predictions for current plate boundary flow models

DK Blackman, JM Kendall - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The anisotropic seismic structure due to flow‐induced mineral alignment is investigated for a
series of models designed to simulate deformation in the upper mantle within a few hundred …

Teleseismic imaging of subaxial flow at mid-ocean ridges: Traveltime effects of anisotropic mineral texture in the mantle

DK Blackman, JM Kendall, PR Dawson… - Geophysical Journal …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Deformation of peridotite caused by mantle flow beneath an oceanic spreading centre can
result in the development of seismic anisotropy. Traveltime anomalies and shearwave …