For example, Ps and S-to-P (Sp ... allowing us to probe the mechanisms responsible for the lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary. Figure 1: Three-dimensional view of the lithosphere–asthenosphere ...

HOUSTON -- (May 29, 2018) -- New simulations of Earth's asthenosphere find that convective cycling and pressure-driven flow can sometimes cause the planet's most fluid layer of mantle to move even ...

A 3D computer model of the asthenosphere by Rice University geophysicists finds that the convective cycling and pressure-driven flow can sometimes cause the asthenosphere to move even faster than ...

Though the asthenosphere is made of rock, it is under intense pressure that can cause its contents to flow. "Thermal convection in Earth's mantle generates dynamic pressure variations," Semple said.

An example of a place on Earth where this has ... process of continental break up and the proximity of the hot molten asthenosphere to the surface. A timeline in action The East African Rift ...

Effect of water on seismic attenuation of the upper mantle: The origin of the sharp lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2023; 120 (32) DOI: 10. ...

New research from the University of Houston reevaluates the role of the asthenosphere in tectonic plate movement. According to the new study published in Nature Communications by scientists from the ...