Plate tectonics and convection in the earth's mantle: Toward a numerical simulation

Authors:
Louis Moresi;Michael Gurnis;Shijie Zhong
Affiliations:
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Venue:
Computing in Science and Engineering
Year:
2000

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Abstract

Numerical models of mantle convection are now starting to reproduce many of the essential features of continental drift and plate tectonics. The authors show how such methods can be used to integrate a wide variety of geophysical and geological observations.