Search Results - "Tosi, Nicola"
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What Factors Affect the Duration and Outgassing of the Terrestrial Magma Ocean?
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-04-2019)“…The magma ocean (MO) is a crucial stage in the build-up of terrestrial planets. Its solidification and the accompanying outgassing of volatiles set the…”
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Origin and evolution of the atmospheres of early Venus, Earth and Mars
Published in The Astronomy and astrophysics review (01-11-2018)“…We review the origin and evolution of the atmospheres of Earth, Venus and Mars from the time when their accreting bodies were released from the protoplanetary…”
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Variations of Heat Flux and Elastic Thickness of Mercury From 3‐D Thermal Evolution Modeling
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-11-2024)“…Mercury's low obliquity and 3:2 spin‐orbit resonance create a surface temperature distribution with large latitudinal and longitudinal variations. These…”
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Machine-learning Inference of the Interior Structure of Low-mass Exoplanets
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-01-2020)“…We explore the application of machine-learning based on mixture density neural networks (MDNs) to the interior characterization of low-mass exoplanets up to 25…”
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Impact-induced changes in source depth and volume of magmatism on Mercury and their observational signatures
Published in Nature communications (05-12-2017)“…Mercury’s crust is mostly the result of partial melting in the mantle associated with solid-state convection. Large impacts induce additional melting by…”
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Thickness of the crust of Mercury from geoid-to-topography ratios
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-02-2015)“…To gain insight into the thickness of the crust of Mercury, we use gravity and topography data acquired by the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment,…”
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Geodesy, Geophysics and Fundamental Physics Investigations of the BepiColombo Mission
Published in Space science reviews (01-03-2021)“…In preparation for the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury, thematic working groups had been established for coordinating the activities within the…”
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The influence of post-perovskite strength on the Earth's mantle thermal and chemical evolution
Published in Earth and planetary science letters (15-03-2012)“…We have investigated the influence of post-perovskite (ppv) viscosity on mantle convective dynamics and stirring efficiency, using numerical modeling and…”
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Onset of solid‐state mantle convection and mixing during magma ocean solidification
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Planets (01-03-2017)“…The energy sources involved in the early stages of the formation of terrestrial bodies can induce partial or even complete melting of the mantle, leading to…”
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Histopathologic Analysis of Peritumoral Pseudocapsule and Surgical Margin Status after Tumor Enucleation for Renal Cell Carcinoma
Published in European urology (01-06-2009)“…Abstract Background The oncologic safety of blunt tumor enucleation (TE) of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) depends on the presence of a continuous pseudocapsule…”
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Overturn of Ilmenite‐Bearing Cumulates in a Rheologically Weak Lunar Mantle
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Planets (01-02-2019)“…The crystallization of the lunar magma ocean (LMO) determines the initial structure of the solid Moon. Near the end of the LMO crystallization,…”
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A community benchmark for 2-D Cartesian compressible convection in the Earth's mantle
Published in Geophysical journal international (01-01-2010)“…Benchmark comparisons are an essential tool to verify the accuracy and validity of computational approaches to mantle convection. Six 2-D Cartesian…”
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Subducted slabs and lateral viscosity variations: effects on the long-wavelength geoid
Published in Geophysical journal international (01-11-2009)“…The characteristic broad local maxima exhibited by the long-wavelength geoid over subduction zones are investigated with a numerical model of mantle flow. In a…”
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Influences of Lower-Mantle Properties on the Formation of Asthenosphere in Oceanic Upper Mantle
Published in Journal of earth science (Wuhan, China) (01-04-2011)“…Asthenosphere is a venerable concept based on geological intuition of Reginald Daly nearly 100 years ago. There have been various explanations for the…”
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Residence time of inertial particles in 3D thermal convection: Implications for magma reservoirs
Published in Earth and planetary science letters (01-08-2022)“…The dynamic behaviour of crystals in convecting fluids determines how magma bodies solidify. In particular, it is often important to estimate how long crystals…”
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Bent-shaped plumes and horizontal channel flow beneath the 660 km discontinuity
Published in Earth and planetary science letters (15-12-2011)“…Recent high-resolution seismic imaging of the transition zone topography beneath the Hawaiian archipelago shows strong evidence for a 1000 to 2000 km wide hot…”
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Stagnant-lid convection with diffusion and dislocation creep rheology: Influence of a non-evolving grain size
Published in Geophysical journal international (01-01-2020)“…SUMMARY Heat transfer in one-plate planets is governed by mantle convection beneath the stagnant lid. Newtonian diffusion creep and non-Newtonian dislocation…”
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Atmospheric Helium Abundances in the Giant Planets
Published in Space science reviews (01-08-2024)“…Noble gases are accreted to the giant planets as part of the gas component of the planet-forming disk. While heavier noble gases can separate from the…”
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Changes in sex hormone levels after radical prostatectomy: Results of a longitudinal cohort study
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Mantle dynamics with pressure- and temperature-dependent thermal expansivity and conductivity
Published in Physics of the earth and planetary interiors (01-04-2013)“…► We collect thermal expansivity (α) and conductivity (k) data for major mantle phases. ► We provide analytical parametrizations of α and k to be used in…”
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