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Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Geodynamic Modeling
    • Basics of Geodynamic Modeling
    • Why Geodynamic Modeling?
    • Modeling Workflow
    • The Scientific Method
    • The Physical Model
    • The Numerical Model
    • Model Setup
    • Boundary and initial conditions
    • Validation and Verification
    • Model analysis
    • Best practices
    • Publishing geodynamic modeling results
  • Heat Flow
    • Description
    • Conductive heat transfer in lithosphere
    • Thermal parameters
    • Thermal conductivity
    • Mantle heat production
    • Heat generated by dominant radioactive elements in mantle
    • World surface heat flow data
    • Geothermal gradient calculation
    • Cooling of the Oceanic Lithosphere
  • Mantle Dynamics
    • Description
    • What is ASPECT?
    • The .prm file
    • Plate tectonics
    • Running the model
    • Rayleigh–Nusselt Relationship
    • Onset of Convection
  • Elasticity and Flexure
    • Description
    • Viscoelastic deformation
    • Flexure of the lithosphere
    • The .prm file—post glacial rebound model
    • Running the model
  • Stress and Strain
    • Description
    • Introduction to Tensors
    • Linear Elasticity
    • Stresses within the lithosphere
    • Elasticity and solid-state geophysics
    • Governing equations for elastic waves
  • Rheology
    • Description
    • Rheology
    • Linear Viscoelastic Model
    • Plastic rheology
    • Viscosity under Composite Creep
    • Modeling the elastic, plastic and viscous deformation
    • Running the models
    • Stokes Sinker Benchmark
  • Phase Transitions
    • Description
    • Experimental and observational basis for phase transitions in the Earth
    • Topography of the phase transition boundaries
    • Modeling slabs and plumes through the 660 km phase transition
    • Running the models
  • Melt
    • Description
    • Melt generation
    • Partial Melting and Fractional Crystallization
    • Plume generation
    • Equations governing movement of partial molten rock
    • Modeling melt transport
    • Running the models
  • Rifting
    • Description
    • Rifting
    • Lithospheric strength profile
    • Modeling rifting
    • Running the model
  • Subduction
    • Description
    • Subduction and Volcanism
    • Estimating the magnitude of the forces
    • Slab Morphology
    • Geometry Model
    • Running the model
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Preface

By CIG Education Team