Search Results - "Bernhard Steinberger"

A record of plume-induced plate rotation triggering subduction initiation by van Hinsbergen, Douwe J. J., Steinberger, Bernhard, Guilmette, Carl, Maffione, Marco, Gürer, Derya, Peters, Kalijn, Plunder, Alexis, McPhee, Peter J., Gaina, Carmen, Advokaat, Eldert L., Vissers, Reinoud L. M., Spakman, Wim

“…The formation of a global network of plate boundaries surrounding a mosaic of lithospheric fragments was a key step in the emergence of Earth’s plate…”
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The Importance of Upper Mantle Heterogeneity in Generating the Indian Ocean Geoid Low by Ghosh, Attreyee, Thyagarajulu, G., Steinberger, Bernhard

“…One of the most pronounced geoid lows on Earth lies in the Indian Ocean just south of the Indian peninsula. Several theories have been proposed to explain this…”
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Plume Generation Zones at the margins of Large Low Shear Velocity Provinces on the core–mantle boundary by Burke, Kevin, Steinberger, Bernhard, Torsvik, Trond H., Smethurst, Mark A.

“…Large Igneous Province (LIP) eruption sites of the past 300 My lie vertically above 1% slow shear wave velocity ( V s) contours bounding the African and…”
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Absolute plate motions in a reference frame defined by moving hot spots in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans by Doubrovine, Pavel V., Steinberger, Bernhard, Torsvik, Trond H.

“…We defined a new global moving hot spot reference frame (GMHRF), using a comprehensive set of radiometric dates from arguably the best‐studied hot spot tracks,…”
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Pacific plate motion change caused the Hawaiian-Emperor Bend by Torsvik, Trond H., Doubrovine, Pavel V., Steinberger, Bernhard, Gaina, Carmen, Spakman, Wim, Domeier, Mathew

“…A conspicuous 60° bend of the Hawaiian-Emperor Chain in the north-western Pacific Ocean has variously been interpreted as the result of an abrupt Pacific plate…”
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Acceleration and deceleration of India-Asia convergence since the Cretaceous: Roles of mantle plumes and continental collision by van Hinsbergen, Douwe J. J., Steinberger, Bernhard, Doubrovine, Pavel V., Gassmöller, René

“…A strong 50–35 Ma decrease in India‐Asia convergence is generally ascribed to continent‐continent collision. However, a convergence rate increase of similar…”
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Plumes in a convecting mantle: Models and observations for individual hotspots by Steinberger, Bernhard

“…The motion of hotspots and the deformation of their underlying plume conduits as calculated within models of global mantle flow are presented. A new list of 44…”
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Effects of latent heat release at phase boundaries on flow in the Earth’s mantle, phase boundary topography and dynamic topography at the Earth’s surface by Steinberger, Bernhard

“…Mantle flow models that do not consider the effects of latent heat on phase boundaries typically predict dynamic surface topography too large to be compatible…”
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Phanerozoic polar wander, palaeogeography and dynamics by Torsvik, Trond H., Van der Voo, Rob, Preeden, Ulla, Mac Niocaill, Conall, Steinberger, Bernhard, Doubrovine, Pavel V., van Hinsbergen, Douwe J.J., Domeier, Mathew, Gaina, Carmen, Tohver, Eric, Meert, Joseph G., McCausland, Phil J.A., Cocks, L. Robin M.

“…A significant number of new palaeomagnetic poles have become available since the last time a compilation was made (assembled in 2005, published in 2008) to…”
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Deep mantle structure as a reference frame for movements in and on the Earth by Torsvik, Trond H., van der Voo, Rob, Doubrovine, Pavel V., Burke, Kevin, Steinberger, Bernhard, Ashwal, Lewis D., Trønnes, Reidar G., Webb, Susan J., Bull, Abigail L.

“…Earth's residual geoid is dominated by a degree-2 mode, with elevated regions above large low shear-wave velocity provinces on the core—mantle boundary beneath…”
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Diamonds sampled by plumes from the core-mantle boundary by Torsvik, Trond H, Burke, Kevin, Steinberger, Bernhard, Webb, Susan J, Ashwal, Lewis D

“…Diamonds are formed under high pressure more than 150 kilometres deep in the Earth's mantle and are brought to the surface mainly by volcanic rocks called…”
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Large igneous provinces generated from the margins of the large low-velocity provinces in the deep mantle by Torsvik, Trond H., Smethurst, Mark A., Burke, Kevin, Steinberger, Bernhard

“…There is a clear correlation between downward projected large igneous province (LIP) eruption sites of the past 200 Myr and the margins of the large…”
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On the relative motions of long-lived Pacific mantle plumes by Konrad, Kevin, Koppers, Anthony A. P., Steinberger, Bernhard, Finlayson, Valerie A., Konter, Jasper G., Jackson, Matthew G.

“…Mantle plumes upwelling beneath moving tectonic plates generate age-progressive chains of volcanos (hotspot chains) used to reconstruct plate motion. However,…”
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Long-Term Sea-Level Fluctuations Driven by Ocean Basin Dynamics by Müller, R. Dietmar, Sdrolias, Maria, Gaina, Carmen, Steinberger, Bernhard, Heine, Christian

“…Earth's long-term sea-level history is characterized by widespread continental flooding in the Cretaceous period (~145 to 65 million years ago), followed by…”
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Stability of active mantle upwelling revealed by net characteristics of plate tectonics by Conrad, Clinton P., Steinberger, Bernhard, Torsvik, Trond H.

“…Global-scale mantle flow patterns can be deduced from the net behaviour (convergence and divergence) of surface plate motions; persistent quadrupole divergence…”
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Plate tectonics and net lithosphere rotation over the past 150 My by Torsvik, Trond H., Steinberger, Bernhard, Gurnis, Michael, Gaina, Carmen

“…We have developed an improved model of global digital palaeo-plate boundaries and plate motion to describe the distribution and history of plates since the…”
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Global plate motion frames: Toward a unified model by Torsvik, Trond H., Müller, R. Dietmar, Van der Voo, Rob, Steinberger, Bernhard, Gaina, Carmen

“…Plate tectonics constitutes our primary framework for understanding how the Earth works over geological timescales. High‐resolution mapping of relative plate…”
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Melting at the base of the Greenland ice sheet explained by Iceland hotspot history by Rogozhina, Irina, Petrunin, Alexey G., Vaughan, Alan P. M., Steinberger, Bernhard, Johnson, Jesse V., Kaban, Mikhail K., Calov, Reinhard, Rickers, Florian, Thomas, Maik, Koulakov, Ivan

“…Basal melting is widespread in the north-central Greenland ice sheet. Geophysical data and numerical modelling suggest a geothermal anomaly in this region…”
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A Precambrian microcontinent in the Indian Ocean by Torsvik, Trond H., Amundsen, Hans, Hartz, Ebbe H., Corfu, Fernando, Kusznir, Nick, Gaina, Carmen, Doubrovine, Pavel V., Steinberger, Bernhard, Ashwal, Lewis D., Jamtveit, Bjørn

“…Ridges of thick, raised crust on the Indian Ocean floor were thought to be mostly volcanic seamounts formed above the Réunion mantle plume. Dating of zircon…”
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Continental crust beneath southeast Iceland by Torsvik, Trond H., Amundsen, Hans E. F., Trønnes, Reidar G., Doubrovine, Pavel V., Gaina, Carmen, Kusznir, Nick J., Steinberger, Bernhard, Corfu, Fernando, Ashwal, Lewis D., Griffin, William L., Werner, Stephanie C., Jamtveit, Bjørn

“…The magmatic activity (0–16 Ma) in Iceland is linked to a deep mantle plume that has been active for the past 62 My. Icelandic and northeast Atlantic basalts…”
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