TY - JOUR
T1 - Lower-mantle material properties and convection models of multiscale plumes
AU - Matyska, Ctirad
AU - Yuen, David A
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - We present the results of numerical mantle convection models demonstrating that dynamical effects induced by variable mantle viscosity, depth-dependent thermal expansivity, radiative thermal conductivity at the base of the mantle, the spinel to perov-skite phase change and the perovskite to post-perovskite phase transition in the deep mantle can result in multiscale mantle plumes: stable lower-mantle superplumes are followed by groups of small upper-mantle plumes. Both radiative thermal conductivity at the base of the lower mantle and a strongly decreasing thermal expansivity of perovskite in the lower mantle can help induce partially layered convection with intense shear heating under the transition zone, which creates a low-viscosity zone and allows for the production of secondary mantle plumes emanating from this zone. Large-scale upwellings in the lower mantle, which are induced mainly by both the style of lower-mantle viscosity stratification and decrease of thermal expansivity, control position of central upper- mantle plumes of each group as well as the upper-mantle plume-plume interactions.
AB - We present the results of numerical mantle convection models demonstrating that dynamical effects induced by variable mantle viscosity, depth-dependent thermal expansivity, radiative thermal conductivity at the base of the mantle, the spinel to perov-skite phase change and the perovskite to post-perovskite phase transition in the deep mantle can result in multiscale mantle plumes: stable lower-mantle superplumes are followed by groups of small upper-mantle plumes. Both radiative thermal conductivity at the base of the lower mantle and a strongly decreasing thermal expansivity of perovskite in the lower mantle can help induce partially layered convection with intense shear heating under the transition zone, which creates a low-viscosity zone and allows for the production of secondary mantle plumes emanating from this zone. Large-scale upwellings in the lower mantle, which are induced mainly by both the style of lower-mantle viscosity stratification and decrease of thermal expansivity, control position of central upper- mantle plumes of each group as well as the upper-mantle plume-plume interactions.
KW - Depth-dependent thermal expansivity
KW - Partially layered convection
KW - Post-perovskite phase transition
KW - Radiative heat transfer in D"
KW - Shear heating
KW - Temperature-and pressure-dependent viscosity
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U2 - 10.1130/2007.2430(155)
DO - 10.1130/2007.2430(155)
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:75749113657
SN - 0072-1077
VL - 430
SP - 137
EP - 163
JO - Special Paper of the Geological Society of America
JF - Special Paper of the Geological Society of America
ER -