Deep mantle melting, global water circulation and its implications for the stability of the ocean mass

Abstract Oceans on Earth are present as a result of dynamic equilibrium between degassing and regassing through the interaction with Earth’s interior. We review mineral physics, geophysical, and geochemical studies related to the global water circulation and conclude that the water content has a pea...

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Main Authors: Shun-ichiro Karato, Bijaya Karki, Jeffrey Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-12-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-020-00379-3