Published November 1984
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Magma solitons
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- Scott, David R.
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Stevenson, David J.
Chicago
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Abstract
Motivated to understand the process of melt migration in the earth's mantle, we have studied a generalised form of Darcy's law that describes porous flow in a matrix that can deform by creep. We find a remarkable richness of phenomena, including a new class of solitons. These consist of shape-preserving waves of high liquid fraction which buoyantly ascend through a stationary matrix. This may have important implications for the morphology and geochemistry of primary igneous processes, and applicability to other porous flow problems.
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© 1984 by the American Geophysical Union. Received August 31, 1984; accepted September 25, 1994. We are grateful to numerous colleagues for comments and suggestions, in particular D. Anderson, R. Clayton, B. Hager, B. Kamb, O. Navon, E. Stolper, D. Turcotte and G. Whitham. Frank Richter and Dan McKenzie are conducting similar research and have generously shared their results with us. Supported in part by NSF Grant EAR-8206383. Contribution number 4102, Division of Geological and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125.Attached Files
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- EAR-8206383
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- 4102