ERC Advanced Grant · 2023
Mohorovičić discontinuity and Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundary
The Moho and lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary (LAB) are two of the most important boundaries in the Earth. The Moho is the greatest manifestation of the chemically differentiated Earth, separating light rocks in the crust from dense rocks in the mantle whereas the LAB is fundamental for plate tectonics, defining the boundary between the floating rigid lithosphere and the weak, deformable asthenosphere. They are both first born at mid-ocean ridges, where two-thirds of the Earth’s crust and lithosphere are formed, and then evolve with the age, but what happens during the early part of their lives remains an enigma. Together, they serve as the location where coupling and exchange take place…
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