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Geodynamics

numerical modelling

Don’t be a hero – unless you have to

July 19, 2017
Don’t be a hero – unless you have to
How does computer programming work? I need a hero!
Credit: Modified by Iris van Zelst from Thibault fr, http://abstrusegoose.com, and Max Pixel

The Geodynamics 101 series serves to show the diversity of topics and methods in the geodynamics community in an understandable manner for every geodynamicist. PhD’s, postdocs, full professors, and everyone in between can introduce their field of expertise in a lighthearted, entertaining manner and touch on some of the outstanding questions and problems related to their method of choice. Thi ...[Read More]

Pre-plate-tectonics on early Earth: How to make primordial continental crust

July 5, 2017
Pre-plate-tectonics on early Earth: How to make primordial continental crust
Artistic representation of the Earth in the Archean. Credit: Richard Bizley (www.bizleyart.com).

The sequence of events before continental crust formation has long been contested. Numerical simulations performed by Rozel and colleagues imply that the key to the puzzle could lie in the intrusive magmatism. Despite several decades of research on the topic, the trigger of proto-continental crust formation on early Earth remains an enigma. However, magmatic processes may hold the key to unravelli ...[Read More]