Search for dissertations about: "mantle viscosity"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words mantle viscosity.

  2. 1. GPS : superficial observations for deeper knowledge of the earth

    Author : Sten Bergstrand; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; VLBI; local ties; GPS; rheology; mantle viscosity;

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  4. 2. Glacial Isostatic Adjustment : Inferences on properties and processes in the upper mantle from 3D dynamical modeling

    Author : Peter Schmidt; Björn Lund; Christoph Hieronymus; Laust Pedersen; Zdenek Martinec; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Observations of glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) offers a powerful window into the properties of the Earth's interior. Combined with dynamical modeling of the GIA process we can use the observations to infer properties such as the elastic structure of the lithosphere, the rheology of the mantle and changes in the stress conditions in the Earth. READ MORE

  5. 3. GPS for Geophysics: Glacial Isostatic Adjustment and Tests of Ionospheric Models

    Author : Sten Bergstrand; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; rheology; noise; crustal deformation; horizontal movement; time series analysis; ionosphere; GPS; NeQuick;

    Abstract : This dissertation is divided into two parts that separately utilize high precision Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite observations for inferences of solid earth and ionospheric parameters.In the first part of the dissertation, solid earth movements in Sweden and Finland are observed with GPS at a precision of the order 0.1 mm/yr. READ MORE

  6. 4. Computational Techniques for Coupled Flow-Transport Problems

    Author : Martin Kronbichler; Gunilla Kreiss; Jean-Luc Guermond; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Finite element method; saddle point systems; two-phase flow; level set method; phase field method; stabilization; contact line dynamics; Beräkningsvetenskap med inriktning mot numerisk analys; Scientific Computing with specialization in Numerical Analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis presents numerical techniques for solving problems of incompressible flow coupled to scalar transport equations using finite element discretizations in space. The two applications considered in this thesis are multi-phase flow, modeled by level set or phase field methods, and planetary mantle convection based on the Boussinesq approximation. READ MORE