Earth's core : dynamics, structure, rotation

Author(s)

• Dehant, Véronique

Bibliographic Information

Earth's core : dynamics, structure, rotation

Véronique Dehant ...[et al.], editors

（Geodynamics series, 31）

American Geophysical Union, c2003

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geodynamics Series, Volume 31. Geomagnetism, dynamo theory, seismology, geodesy, and mineral physics each present significant perspectives on Earth's core. When interelated, scientists gain and invaluable vantage from which to understans the evolution, dynamics, and state of the core. Earth's Core: Dynamics, Structure, Rotation presents a synthesis of current understanding in proactive analyses of Earth core phenomena, including research in core composition, wave-speed variation, magnetic field signatures, core mantle boundary issues, and more.

Table of Contents

Preface Vdronique Dehant, Kenneth C. Creager, Shun-ichiro Karato, and Stephen Zatman vii Dedication Michael Bergman, Jeremy Bloxham, Richard Holme, Mark Richards, Doug Wiens, and Michael Wysession ix Introduction Vdronique Dehant, Kenneth C. Creager, Shun-ichiro Karato, and Stephen Zatman 1 Seismology The Earth's Free Oscillations and the Differential Rotation of the Inner Core Gabi Laske and Guy Masters 5 Study of Inner Core Structure and Rotation Using Seismic Records from Novaya Zemlya Underground Nuclear Tests Anyi Li and Paul G Richards 23 On the Origin of Complexity in PKP Travel Time Data B. Romanowicz, H. Tkalcic, and L. Brdger 31 Three-Dimensional Structure and Differential Rotation of the Inner Core Xiaodong Song 45 Inner Core Rotation: A Critical Appraisal Annie Souriau and Georges Poupinet 65 Mineral Physics The Three-Dimensional Phase Diagram of Iron Orson L. Anderson 83 Solidification of the Earth's Core Michael I. Bergman 105 Thermodynamics of Epsilon Iron at Core Physical Conditions Surendra K. Saxena 129 Physical Properties of Iron in the Inner Core Gerd Steinle-Neumann, Lars Stixrude, and R. E. Cohen 137 Geomagnetics/Geodynamics Thermal Core-Mantle Interactions: Theory and Observations David Gubbins 163 The Range of Timescales on Which the Geodynamo Operates Rainer Hollerbach 181 Geodynamo Modeling and Core-Mantle Interactions Weijia Kuang and Benjamin F. Chao 193 Thermal Interactions Between the Mantle, Outer and Inner Cores, and the Resulting Structural Evolution of the Core Ikuro Sumira and Shigeo Yoshida 213 Decadal Oscillations of the Earth's Core, Angular Momentum Exchange, and Inner Core Rotation Stephen Zatman 233 Geodesy Can a Stably Stratified Layer in the Core be Detected Using Seismic Normal Modes or Earth Rotation? David Crossley 241 The Core and Fluctuations in the Earth's Rotation S. Ponsar, V. Dehant, R. Holme, D. Jault, A. Pais, and T. Van Hoolst 251 Information About the Core From Earth Nutation Veronique Dehant and P.M. Mathews 263

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Details

• NCID: BA60880846
• ISBN:
  • 0875905331
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D. C.
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 277p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00304097