Axisymmetric spherical shell models of mantle convection with variable properties and free and rigid lids

Details Axisymmetric spherical shell models of mantle convection with variable properties and free and rigid lids Axisymmetric spherical shell models of mantle convection with variable properties and free and rigid lids

Dec 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jgr....9720899l&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 97, no. E12, p. 20,899-20,923.

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Free Convection, Mathematical Models, Planetary Geology, Planetary Mantles, Venus (Planet), Spherical Shells, Tectonics, Viscosity

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Axisymmetric spherical shell numerical simulations of mantle convection were carried out to investigate the influence of two end-member surface stress conditions: stress-free and rigid. These correspond approximately to a subducting or a rigid lithosphere and can be seen as end-member models of the surface of Venus. Our model assumed an effective Rayleigh number of 3 x 10 exp 6, similar to that for earth, and included uniform internal heating and depth-dependent thermal expansivity and thermal conductivity. The simulations utilized a Newtonian viscosity which was constant or varied with depth and/or temperature. We show how the temperature, speed, and vorticity fields change qualitatively and quantitatively with surface temperature, surface stress condition, internal heating and viscosity distribution. We find that a rigid lid and viscosity which increases with depth both promote steady large-scale circulation with smaller-scale circulation in the upper mantle.

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