Seismic Anisotropy and Deformation at Mid-Ocean Ridges and in the Lowermost Mantle
by
Andy Nowacki
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2012
The Earth's rocky mantle convects to lose heat, which comes from the liquid iron core below. The mantle's interfaces - the core-mantle boundary, and the lithosphere - may hold the key to understanding mantle motion because of the seismic anisotropy present in these parts of the Earth.
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