NMMC3D

From EGEE-see WIki

NUMERICAL MODELING OF MANTLE CONVECTION (NMMC3D): The outer part of the Earth consist of moving, rotating and interacting plates. The motion of these plates suggest a large convective system in the Earth's 2900 thick layer, the mantle. The numerical calculations suggested that the convective cells are formed by sheet-like elongated downwellings (subduction zones) and narrow, cylindrical upwellings (mantle plumes, at the hotspots). The main goal of our research is the quantitative study of the structure and surface manifestation of mantle plumes and to make systematic investigation of the parameters influencing the character of mantle convection in 3D. Contact: Bálint Süle, suba at seismology.hu

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