Collaborative Research: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Constraining the Geodynamical Land — NSF Award to Brown University (RI, $3
Approximately 3000 km beneath Earth’s surface lies the boundary between the liquid iron core and the rocky mantle above. The nature of this region, the deep mantle and the shape of the boundary, remains mysterious, but it is important in that the heat emanating from this region powers mantle convection, the process tha
| Award title | Collaborative Research: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Constraining the Geodynamical Land |
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| Award ID | 2516037 |
| Awardee | Brown University |
| City | PROVIDENCE |
| State | RI |
| Amount obligated | $315,000 |
| Principal investigator | Harriet Lau |
| Program | SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth |
| Start date | 08/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Approximately 3000 km beneath Earth’s surface lies the boundary between the liquid iron core and the rocky mantle above. The nature of this region, the deep mantle and the shape of the boundary, remains mysterious, but it is important in that the heat emanating from this region powers mantle convection, the process that drives plate tectonics. If the properties of this region can be constrained, much progress in understanding the evolution of our mantle and the flow of the liquid outer core can |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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