Plate tectonics and convection in the Earth's mantle: Toward a numerical simulation

被引：15

作者：

Moresi, L

Gurnis, M

Zhong, SJ

机构：

[1] CSIRO, Div Explorat & Min, Perth, WA, Australia

[2] CALTECH, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA

[3] MIT, Dept Earth Atmospher & Planetary Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

来源：

COMPUTING IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | 2000年 / 2卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1109/5992.841793

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：22 / 33

页数：12

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