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Scaling of stagnant-lid convection with Arrhenius rheology and the effects of mantle melting

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Korenaga, Jun·2009·Geophysical Journal International

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On the basis of numerical modelling and scaling analysis, a few modifications are proposed for the scaling of stagnant-lid convection, in order to make it more applicable to the thermal evolution of terrestrial planets. The effect of using Arrhenius rheology, as opposed to more popular linear-exponential rheology, is first investigated, and the stability analysis of top thermal boundary layer is shown to be able to capture systematic differences caused by the different kinds of temperature-dependent viscosity. The local stability analysis is then extended to handle the effects of mantle melting such as dehydration stiffening and compositional buoyancy. A new heat-flow scaling law incorporating these effects suggests that mantle melting may reduce the conventional prediction of surface heat flux by up to a factor of ∼5–10, and its potential impact on our understanding of planetary evolution is briefly discussed.

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  • The linear-exponential temperature dependency is chosen because it requires only one nondimensional parameter θ, whereas the Arrhenius-type dependency requires three.

    “I choose to use the latter because it is specified by only one nondimensional232 parameter θ , whereas the Arrhenius-type temperature dependency requires three”

    From Scaling of plate-tectonic convection with pseudoplastic rheology (2010) · cites this paper as Korenaga, 2009

  • Applying the bottom heated scaling laws to the Earth only introduces a small error, because convecting systems with different heating modes are generally found to follow scaling laws with the same form when the system is analyzed in terms of the internal Rayleigh number.

    “applying the bottom heated scaling laws to the Earth only introduces a small error, because convecting systems with different heating modes are generally found to follow scaling laws with the same form when the system is analyzed in terms of the internal Rayleigh number”

    From Initiation of plate tectonics from post‐magma ocean thermochemical convection (2014) · cites this paper as Korenaga, 2009

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Authors
Korenaga, J.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Korenaga, Jun
Venue
Geophysical Journal International
Published
2009-10
Volume
179
Issue
1
Pages
154-170
ISSN
  • 0956-540X (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-246X
OpenAlex
W1981931554
Cited by
68
References
53
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FWCI
2.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Geophysical Journal International (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Keywords
stagnant lid convection, mantle melting, compositional buoyancy, surface heat flux, temperature-dependent viscosity

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