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Radiative conductivity in the Earth’s lower mantle

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  • Alexander F. Goncharov

    (Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington DC 20015, USA)

  • Benjamin D. Haugen

    (Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington DC 20015, USA
    University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA)

  • Viktor V. Struzhkin

    (Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington DC 20015, USA)

  • Pierre Beck

    (Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington DC 20015, USA)

  • Steven D. Jacobsen

    (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA)

Abstract

Lower mantle conductivity Iron in crust and mantle minerals adopts several possible oxidation states, affecting biogeochemical processes, oxygenation of the atmosphere and the oxidation state of the mantle. In the deep Earth, the iron in rocks influences their thermal conductivity and therefore the heat flux from the core, however little is known about the effect of iron oxidation states on transport properties. Goncharov et al. show that the radiative component of thermal conductivity in the dominant silicate perovskite material of Earth's lower mantle is controlled by the amount of ferric iron. The estimated pressure-dependent radiative conductivity from these data is two to five times lower than previously inferred from model extrapolations, with implications for the evolution of the mantle such as generation and stability of thermo-chemical plumes in the lower mantle.

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  • Alexander F. Goncharov & Benjamin D. Haugen & Viktor V. Struzhkin & Pierre Beck & Steven D. Jacobsen, 2008. "Radiative conductivity in the Earth’s lower mantle," Nature, Nature, vol. 456(7219), pages 231-234, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:456:y:2008:i:7219:d:10.1038_nature07412
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07412
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