With changing pressure and temperature conditions, downwelling and upwelling crustal and
mantle rocks experience several solid–solid phase transitions that affect the mineral …

The periodic assembly and dispersal of supercontinents through the history of the Earth had
considerable impact on mantle dynamics and surface processes. Here we synthesize some …

The mechanisms of formation and disruption of supercontinents have been topics of debate.
Based on the Y-shaped topology, we identify two major types of subduction zones on the …

Abstract The East African Rift system (EARS) provides a unique system with the
juxtaposition of two contrasting yet simultaneously formed rift branches, the eastern, magma …

In numerical simulations of mantle convection it is commonly assumed that the coefficients of
thermal expansion α and thermal conduction k are either constant or pressure-dependent …

Статья основана на докладе «Современные проблемы геодинамики», сделанном
автором на бюро Отделения наук о Земле 17 ноября 2009 г.[Фирсова, 2009] …

P and S relative arrival time residuals from teleseismic earthquakes recorded on over 60
temporary AfricaArray broadband seismic stations deployed in Uganda, Tanzania, and …

Several lines of evidence suggest that the velocity amplitude in global simulations of solar
convection, U, may be systematically over-estimated. Motivated by these recent results, we …

The paper is a synthesis of models for basic geodynamic processes (spreading, subduction
transient into collision, mantle plumes) in relation with the Earth's evolution and regularly …

P to S conversions from the 410 and 660 km discontinuities observed in receiver function
stacks reveal a mantle transition zone that is~ 30–40 km thinner than the global average in a …