ERC Advanced Grant · 2023
Virtual planets to unravel how mantle convection shapes geosphere, climate and life co-evolution
The Earth's geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere have co-evolved together as a single planetary system for billions of years, resulting in a complex web of systemic interactions that have shaped the geological record and biodiversity. However, the complexity of these interactions and the incomplete geological record make it impossible to replay the tape and fully explore the profound mechanisms at play. Here I propose to uncover how mantle convection shapes with the evolution of both the surface environment and photosynthetic autotrophs. To accomplish this ambitious objective, I will construct advanced 3D spherical virtual terrestrial planetary systems operating at geological…
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