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Geodynamics 101

How to make a subduction zone on Earth

March 14, 2019
How to make a subduction zone on Earth
How to make a subduction zone on Earth? Credit: shareicon.net, wikipedia.org.

Subduction zones are ubiquitous features on Earth, and an integral part of plate tectonics. They are known to have a very important role in modulating climate on Earth, and are believed to have played an essential part in making the Earth’s surface habitable, a role that extends to present-day. This week, Antoniette Greta Grima writes about the ongoing debate on how subduction zones form and persi ...[Read More]

Tomography and plate tectonics

January 23, 2019
Tomography and plate tectonics
Turning your conference poster into a dress is so last season, darlings - seismic tomography-inspired shoes will be the hottest trend at #EGU19 no doubt.

The Geodynamics 101 series serves to showcase the diversity of research topics and methods in the geodynamics community in an understandable manner. We welcome all researchers – PhD students to Professors – to introduce their area of expertise in a lighthearted, entertaining manner and touch upon some of the outstanding questions and problems related to their fields. For our first ‘Geodynami ...[Read More]

Inversion 101 to 201 – Part 3: Accounting for uncertainty – Bayes and friends

November 7, 2018
Inversion 101 to 201 – Part 3: Accounting for uncertainty – Bayes and friends
You know you've commissioned a blog post about a good topic when there is an abundance of xkcd comics related to it.
Inverse theory exists to make the life of the mantle geodynamicist easier.

The Geodynamics 101 series serves to showcase the diversity of research topics and methods in the geodynamics community in an understandable manner. We welcome all researchers – PhD students to professors – to introduce their area of expertise in a lighthearted, entertaining manner and touch upon some of the outstanding questions and problems related to their fields. This time, Lars Gebraad, PhD s ...[Read More]

Inversion 101 to 201 – Part 2: The inverse problem and deterministic inversion

October 31, 2018
Inversion 101 to 201 – Part 2: The inverse problem and deterministic inversion
You know you've commissioned a blog post about a good topic when there is an abundance of xkcd comics related to it.
Inverse theory exists to make the life of the mantle geodynamicist easier.

The Geodynamics 101 series serves to showcase the diversity of research topics and methods in the geodynamics community in an understandable manner. We welcome all researchers – PhD students to professors – to introduce their area of expertise in a lighthearted, entertaining manner and touch upon some of the outstanding questions and problems related to their fields. This time, Lars Gebraad, PhD s ...[Read More]