Sentences with phrase «solid earth processes»

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The observations provide new insight for all sorts of solid - solid phase transformations, and have potential implications for development and manufacture of alloys, as well as natural processes that occur deep within Earth's mantle.

The cores of both Mercury and Earth contain light elements such as sulfur, in addition to iron; the presence of these light elements keeps the cores from being completely solid and «powers the active magnetic field - generation processes,» Hao said.

It turns out, however, that the coupling of models of ice dynamics with thermo - mechanical models of the solid earth allows a more accurate view of the processes that are melting the Greenland ice.

Focus of Study I am a geophysicist interested in the dynamics of tectonic processes that cause earthquakes and build mountains and the geodynamics of solid earth - ice sheet interactions.

Considering that ferropericlase is much less viscous, or resistant to flowing, hot, yet solid, mantle rock would flow more easily, possibly having profound effects on volcanism and tectonics at the planetary surface, processes which have a significant impact on the habitability of Earth.

I hold expertise in all the topics that come under the umbrella term of Earth Materials and Stratigraphy, Physical Processes, Solid Earth Geochemistry, Igneous and Metamorphic Processes, Optical Mineralogy and Petrology, Earth Resources, Seismology, Basins and Tectonics, Solar System Geoscience.

However, a sizeable fraction of the CO2 remains in the atmosphere, awaiting a return to the solid earth by much slower weathering processes and deposition of CaCO3.

Being part of Earth in Brackets and having taken many environmental politics and diplomacy classes with Doreen Stabinsky, we have cultivated solid background knowledge of the complex and evolving process of the UNFCCC and have a clear understanding of where to stand on some key issues that are on the table here in Doha.