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Dr. Nan Zhang
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| Dept. of Geological Science, Lunar and Planetary Institute | |
| Brown University | |
| Providence, RI 02913 |
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| Tel: (401)863-6488 | |
| Fax: (401)863-2058 | |
| Other Webpage: | |
| Email: nan_zhang@brown.edu |
| Current and Previous Projects: The Melting of Mare Basalts and Lunar Mantle Convection with Dr. Marc parmentier and Dr. Yan Liang |
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| Mantle Convection Group at CU Boulder | |
| Differential Equations Analysis Library: 2D porous media flow |
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| Research Interests: Mantle Structures and Plume Activities since the Paleozoic (Siberia Traps) |
· The Rayleigh-Taylor and finite amplitude analysis for mantle convection [PDF] · Sea Level Change (GRACE Mapping/modeling, Climate Change, Soft Snow Ball and My Ice Ages) · Rotation Change of the Pacific plate at 43Ma · Convection (2D, 3D, and 3D sphere) · Martial Crustal Dichotomy and Thasis Rise (Mars Analysis Group) |
| Publications: |
| · Nan Zhang, Y. Liang, and M.P., Parmentier,
2012, Melting migration and Instability of Ilmenite-rich Cumulates
on the Lunar Core-Mantle Boundary, in preparation. |
| · Nan Zhang, M.P., Parmentier, and Y.,
Liang, 2012, Instability and Distribution of Ilmenite-rich Cumulates after the Overturn
of an Initially Stratified Lunar Mantle, submitted. |
| · Nan Zhang, S.J., Zhong, and R.M.,
Flowers, 2012, Predicting and testing continental vertical motion histories since the
Paleozoic, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 317, 426-435. |
| · Rebecca Flowers, A.K. Ault, S.A. Kelley,
N. Zhang, and S.J. Zhong, 2012, Epeirogeny or eustasy? Paleozoic-
Mesozoic vertical motion of the North American continental interior from
thermochronometry and implications for mantle dynamics. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.,
317, 436-445. |
| · Nan Zhang and S. Zhong, 2011. Heat Fluxes
at the Earth's Surface and Core-mantle Boundary since the Pangea Formation
and Their Implications for the Geomagnetic Superchrons. Earth Planet.
Sci. Lett., doi:10.1016/j.epsl2011.04.01 [PDF] |
| ·Nan Zhang, S.J. Zhong, W. Leng, and Z.X.
Li. 2010, A Model for the Evolution of the Earth's Mantle Structure since
the Early Paleozoic. J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2009JB006896.[PDF] |
| · Nan Zhang, S.J. Zhong, and A. K.
McNamara 2009, Supercontinent formation from stochastic collision and mantle
convection models, Gondwana Reseach.
DOI:10.1002/esp.2036.[PDF] |
| · Zhong S.J., N. Zhang, Z.X. Li, and J.H. Roberts. 2007.
Supercontinent cycles, true polar wander, and very long wave-length mantle
convection. Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett.
[PDF]. |
| · Nan Zhang and R. Pysklywec, 2006, Role of mantle flow at the North Fiji Basin: Insights from anomalous topography. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystem. 7, doi:10.1029/2006GC001376 [PDF] |
| · Nan Zhang and S.M. Wang, Dynamical Analysis of the Abrupt Motion Change of the Pacific Plate at 43 Ma. SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data, 2004AGUSM, T51A [Link] |
