Seminar in Geophysics: Mantle Convection

Readings

Lec #	Topics	Lecturers	Readings
1	Introduction	Rick O’Connell and Bill McDonough	(PDF)
2	Melting and Differentiation	Tim Grove	(PDF)
3	Basics of Convection	Rick O’Connell and Brad Hager	(PDF)
4	Isotope Systems and Geochemistry	Stan Hart	(PDF)
5	More on Mantle Dynamics	Brad Hager, Rick O’Connell, Louise Kellogg	(PDF)
6	Seismology Part I: Subduction Zones	Rob Van Der Hilst	(PDF)
7	Constraints from Noble Gas Data on Mantle Mixing	Louise Kellogg and Stein Jacobsen	(PDF)
8	Seismology Part II: Constraints on Mantle Structure from Global Tomography	Rob Van Der Hilst	(PDF)
9	Open Discussion of Issues
10	Mantle Stratification (or lack thereof)	Tom Jordan	(PDF)
11	Student Presentation of Research Proposals (Final Assignment)