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Seminar in Geophysics: Mantle Convection >> Content Detail



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Readings

Lec #TopicsLecturersReadings
1IntroductionRick O'Connell and Bill McDonough(PDF)
2Melting and DifferentiationTim Grove(PDF)
3Basics of ConvectionRick O'Connell and Brad Hager(PDF)
4Isotope Systems and GeochemistryStan Hart(PDF)
5More on Mantle DynamicsBrad Hager, Rick O'Connell, Louise Kellogg(PDF)
6Seismology Part I: Subduction ZonesRob Van Der Hilst(PDF)
7Constraints from Noble Gas Data on Mantle MixingLouise Kellogg and Stein Jacobsen(PDF)
8Seismology Part II: Constraints on Mantle Structure from Global TomographyRob Van Der Hilst(PDF)
9Open Discussion of Issues
10Mantle Stratification (or lack thereof)Tom Jordan(PDF)
11Student Presentation of Research Proposals (Final Assignment)

 








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