Asthenosphere Flow (IMAGE)

Rice University

Asthenosphere Flow

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A 3D computer model of the asthenosphere by Rice University geophysicists finds that the convective cycling and pressure-driven flow can sometimes cause the asthenosphere to move even faster than the tectonic plates riding atop it. This 2D slice of data from the model shows stronger, faster moving sections of the asthenosphere (yellow) bracketed above and below by slower, more fluid regions (orange).

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A. Semple/Rice University

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