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Peter
van Keken
Professor
MS, Utrecht University, 1989.
PhD, Utrecht University, 1993.
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Fields of Study
Geophysics, geodynamics. Thermal and chemical evolution of the Earth using first principle calculations of mantle deformation. Computational fluid dynamics, parallel solution of Stokes and heat equations. Scientific visualization and virtual reality. Subduction zone dynamics and thermal structure.
Home Page
http://www.geo.lsa.umich.edu/~keken
The Geowall Consortium
http://geowall.geo.lsa.umich.edu/
Publications
Recent Papers
2005-
- Thermal structure of the Costa Rica - Nicaragua subduction zone: slab metamorphism, seismicity and arc magmatism, S.M. Peacock, P.E. van Keken, S.D. Holloway, B.R. Hacker, G. Abers, R.L. Fergason, Physics Earth Planet. Inter., 149, 187-200, 2005.
- Thermal structure and dynamics of subduction zones: insights from observations and modeling (introduction to special volume), Van Keken, P.E., and S.D. King, Physics Earth Planet. Inter., 149, 1-6, 2005.
- Thermal plume models and melt generation in East Africa: A dynamic modeling approach, Lin, S.-C., B.-Y. Kuo, L.-Y. Chiao, and P.E. van Keken, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 237, 175-192, 2005.
- Variable seasonal coupling between air and ground temperatures, Pollack, H.N., J. Smerdon, and P.E. van Keken, Geoph. Res. Lett., 32, L15405, doi:10.1029/2005GL023869, 2005.
- B-type olivine fabric in the mantle wedge: insights from high-resolution non-Newtonian subduction zone models, Kneller, E.A., P.E. van Keken, S. Karato and J. Park, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 237, 781-797, 2005.
- Multiple volcanic episodes of flood basalts caused by thermochemical plumes, Lin, S.-C., and P.E. van Keken, Nature, 436, 250-252, 2005. doi:10.1038/nature03697.
- The thermal structure of subduction zones constrained by seismic imaging: slab dehydration and wedge flow, Abers, G.A., P.E. van Keken, E.A. Kneller, A. Ferris, and J.C. Stachnik, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., in revision.
- Dynamics of thermochemical plumes: 1. Plume formation and entrainment of a dense layer, Lin, S.-C., and P.E. van Keken, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., in press.
- Dynamics of thermochemical plumes: 2. Complexity of plume structures and its implications for mapping of mantle plumes, Lin, S.-C., and P.E. van Keken, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., in press.
- The Geowall: Low-cost stereoscopic visualization for Geoscience research and education, A.E. Johnson, J. Leigh, P.J. Morin, and P.E. van Keken, submitted to IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications.
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