Scaling laws for stagnant-lid convection with a buoyant crust

Kyle Batra

On stagnant-lid planets, the crust is not recycled by subduction and can grow thick enough to significantly impact mantle convection. We perform numerical models of stagnant-lid convection to determine new scaling laws for convective heat flux that specifically account for the presence of a thick buoyant crustal layer, or the ``thick crust limit," where the crustal thickness determines mantle properties. We find that smaller planets are more likely to enter the thick crust limit.  

Major: 
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Exhibition Category: 
Physical Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
Wilkes-Barre
Faculty Sponsor: 
Bradford Foley
Poster Number: 
15132

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Physical Sciences - Third Place