| Numerical models of the Earth mantle's dynamics should try to integrate observations from various fields within the Earth sciences. Lateral transport of former lower mantle upwellings beneath the Earth's transition zone may be important in matching dynamical models with results from seismic tomography studies. A parameter test consisting of 15 runs allows for investigating the lateral transport process under different physical conditions for the Earth's mantle. The numerical experiments that are necessary for this purpose demand both a large time window and a larger domain space than was previously experimented with. For this reason, the need for more extensive computational facilities becomes more urgent than before. The convection equations are solved using the SEPRAN finite element code developed at Delft Technical University and convection code TDC developed within the Theoretical Geophysics group. |
