Plate Tectonics and Convection in the Earth's Mantle: Toward a Numerical Simulation

Louis Moresi; Micheal Gurnis; Shijie Zhong

doi:10.1109/5992.841793

Plate Tectonics and Convection in the Earth's Mantle: Toward a Numerical Simulation

Louis Moresi^*, Micheal Gurnis, Shijie Zhong

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Abstract

Numerical models of mantle convection are starting to reproduce many of the essential features of continental drift and plate tectonics. The authors show how such methods can integrate a wide variety of geophysical and geological observations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-33
Number of pages	12
Journal	Computing in Science and Engineering
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/5992.841793
Publication status	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

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