Laboratory-Scale Simulation of Spiral Plumes in the Mantle
Fluid Dynamics
2015-03-13 v1
Abstract
On the basis of laboratory simulation a mechanism is established for the formation of the upper mantle convection spiral plumes from a hot point in the presence of a roll-type large-scale convective flow. The observed plume has horizontal sections near the upper limit, which may lead to the formation of chains of volcanic islands.
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@article{arxiv.1207.0717,
title = {Laboratory-Scale Simulation of Spiral Plumes in the Mantle},
author = {A. N. Sharifulin and A. N. Poludnitsin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.0717},
year = {2015}
}
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2 pages, 4 figures and movie