Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT130101220]Researchers: Dr Yingjie Yang (Future Fellowship )
Brief description How the Earth moves: Developing a novel seismological approach to map the small-scale dynamics of the upper mantle. The concept of small-scale convection currents from about 100-400 km below the Earth’s surface is a model proposed to explain the origins of intraplate volcanoes and mountains. However, direct evidence for the physical reality of small-scale convection cells is generally weak. This project will develop a novel seismological approach combining both ambient noise and earthquake data that can image such small-scale upper mantle convection. The outcomes of this project will help to fill the gap left in the Plate Tectonic paradigm by its inability to explain intraplate geological activity (volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains), which would be a significant step towards unifying conceptual models about how the Earth works.
Funding Amount $733,323
Funding Scheme ARC Future Fellowships
- ARC : FT130101220
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT130101220