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Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Mantle Convection and
Plate Tectonics

Fall 2007: 270.616

   
Mantle Convection

A graduate seminar exploring the interaction between Earth's tectonic plates and mantle convection. We examine the plate tectonic revolution, the fluid dynamics of mantle flow, the forces that drive plate motions, the rheological requirements for plate tectonics and the ramifications of plate motions for the mantle and Earth's surface environment.


Johns Hopkins University