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Author(s)

Ulrich, Sarah A.

Advisor(s)

Ihinger, Phillip D.

Date

Jul 23, 2009

Subject(s)

Earth--Evolution; Earth--Mantle--Models; Heat--Convection--Models; Posters; Terrestrial heat flow--Models

Series

USGZE AS589

Abstract

The nature of mantle convection within the Earth remains one of the most important unanswered questions regarding Earth evolution. Two competing theories have been proposed; one backed primarily by geochemists invoking two separately convecting homogeneous upper and lower reservoirs, and the other backed primarily by geophysicists invoking a single incompletely stirred reservoir. The recently proposed Penetrative Convection Model offers a reconciliation of the two perspectives. Here we present whole-Earth geochemical models that apply the dynamics of the Penetrative Convection Model and follow the geochemical evolution of the upper and lower mantles.

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Color poster with text, images, and graphs (Spring 2009)

Sponsor(s)

University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. Petroleum Research Fund.

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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/35586 

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Student Research Day

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