The Core-Mantle Boundary Region

Michael Gurnis Michael E. Wysession Elise Knittle Bruce A. Buffett Editors

Geodynamics Series

Volume 28

American Geophysical Union Washington, D.C.

CONTENTS
Preface Michael Gurnis, Michael E. Wysession, Elise Knittle, and Bruce A. Buffett Introduction Michael Gurnis, Michael E. Wysession, Elise Knittle, and Bruce Buffett

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STRUCTURE OF THE LOWERMOST MANTLE AND D"

Deep subduction and aspherical variations in P-wavespeed at the base of Earth's mantle Rob D. van der Hilst, Sri Widiyantoro, Kenneth C. Creager, and Thomas J. McSweeney Global analysis of shear wave velocity anomalies in the lower-most mantle Xian-Feng Liu and Adam M. Dziewonski 21 PKP and PKKP precursor observations: Implications for the small-scale structure of the deep mantle and core Peter M. Shearer, Michael A. H. Hedlin, and Paul S. Earle 37 Illuminating the base of the mantle with diffracted waves Raul W. Valenzuela and Michael E. Wysession 57 > 5

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE CORE MANTLE REGION

The temperature contrast across D" Quentin Williams 73 Elastic constants and anisotropy of MgSiO3 perovskite, periclase, and SiO2 at high pressure Lars Stixrude 83 Investigating causes of D1' anisotropy J. -M. Kendall and P. G. Silver 97 The solid/liquid partitioning of major and radiogenic elements at lower mantle pressures: Implications for the core-mantle boundary region Elise Knittle 119 Is there a thin electrically conducting layer at the base of the mantle ? J. P. Poirier, V. Malavergne, andJ. L. LeMouel 131

CORE MANTLE COUPLING AND THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD

Electromagnetic core-mantle coupling II: Probing deep mantle conductance Richard Holme 139

Free oscillations in the length of day: Inferences on physical properties near the core-mantle boundary Bruce A. Buffett 153 Interpreting the paleomagnetic field David Gubbins 167 A one-dimensional map of B s from torsional oscillations of the Earth's core Stephen Zatman and Jeremy Bloxham 183

DYNAMICS OF THE CORE AND LOWER MANTLE

Numerical dynamo modeling: Comparison with the Earth's magnetic field Weijia Kuang and Jeremy Bloxham 197 Geodynamically consistent seismic velocity predictions at the base of the mantle /. Sidorin and Michael Gurnis 209 Three-dimensional simulations of mantle convection with a thermo-chemical basal boundary layer: D" ? PaulJ. Tackley 231

INTERPRETATIONS OF LOWER MANTLE STRUCTURE, CHEMISTRY, AND DYNAMICS

The EDGES of the mantle Don L. Anderson 255 The D" discontinuity and its implications Michael E. Wysession, Thome Lay, Justin Revenaugh, Quentin Williams, Edward J. Garnero, Raymond Jeanloz, and Louise H. Kellogg 273 Seismic wave anisotropy in the D" region and its implications Thome Lay, Quentin Williams, Edward J. Garnero, Louise Kellogg, and Michael E. Wysession Ultralow velocity zone at the core-mantle boundary Edward J. Garner o, Justin Revenaugh, Quentin Williams, Thome Lay, and Louise H. Kellogg

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