Core–Mantle Co–Evolution – An Interdisciplinary Approach: Geophysical Monograph Series

Takashi Nakagawa, Kobe University and Hiroshima University, Japan Taku Tsuchiya, Ehime University, Japan Madhusoodhan Satish-Kumar, Niigata University, Japan George Helffrich, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Contents List of Contributors Preface Part I Structure and Dynamics of the Deep Mantle: Towards Core-Mantle Co-Evolution 1. Neutrino Geoscience: Review, Survey, and Future Prospects William McDonough and Hiroko Watanabe 2. Trace Element Abundance Modeling with the Gamma Distribution for Quantitative Balance Calculations Sanshiro Enomoto, Kenta Ueki, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Nozomu Takeuchi, Akiko Tanaka, Hiroko Watanabe, and Satoru Haraguchi 3. Seismological Studies on Deep Earth Structure using Seismic Arrays in East, South, and Southeast Asia and Oceania Satoru Tanaka and Toshiki Ohtaki 4. Preliminary Results from the New Deformation Multi-Anvil Press at the Photon Factory: Insights into the Creep Strength of Calcium Silicate Perovskite Andrew R. Thomson, Yu Nishihara, Daisuke Yamazaki, Noriyoshi Tsujino, Simon A. Hunt, Yumiko Tsubokawa, Kyoko Matsukage, Takashi Yoshino, Tomoaki Kubo, and David P. Dobson 5. Deciphering Deep Mantle Processes from Isotopic and Highly Siderophile Element Compositions of Mantle-Derived Rocks: Prospects and Limitations Katsuhiko Suzuki, Gen Shimoda, Akira Ishikawa, Tetsu Kogiso, and Norikatsu Akizawa 6. Numerical Examination of the Dynamics of Subducted Crustal Materials with Different Densities Taku Tsuchiya, Takashi Nakagawa, and Kenji Kawai Part II Core-Mantle Interaction: An Interdisciplinary Approach 7. Some Issues on the Core-Mantle Chemical Interactions: The Role of Core Formation Processes Shun-ichiro Karato 8. Heat flow from the Earth's core inferred from experimentally determined thermal conductivity of the deep lower mantle Yoshiyuki Okuda and Kenji Ohta 9. Assessment of a Stable Region of Earth's Core Requiring Magnetic Field Generation over Four Billion Years Takashi Nakagawa, Shin-ichi Takehiro, and Youhei Sasaki 10. Inner Core Anisotropy From Antipodal PKIKP Travel Times Hrvoje Tkalcic, Thuany Costa de Lima, Thanh-Son Pham, and Satoru Tanaka 11. Recent Progress in High-Pressure Experiments on the Composition of the Core Ryosuke Sinmyo, Yoichi Nakajima, and Yasuhiro Kuwayama 12. Dynamics in Earth's Core Arising from Thermo-Chemical Interactions with the Mantle Christopher J. Davies and Sam Greenwood