Mantle Flow Models for Melt Extraction at the Incipient Rift at 2 deg 40 N, East of the East Pacific Rise

该奖项是一个附加到一个资助的现场计划，以调查位于东太平洋隆起东侧2度40 'N由E的初期裂谷。Klein和D.史密斯（0099154）。 这个早期的裂缝是火山活动的，并可能提供独特的机会，采样的熔化制度下的EPR与轴的距离增加。 这一补充将进行理论模拟的上升流和熔融reime，以提高理解的熔体生产和迁移bveloweEPR。 PI将与M合作。Spiegelman修改了现有的二维地幔流动和熔融模型，以包括早期的裂谷。 之后，将开发3D模型，并根据地球化学数据进行测试。

This award is for an add-on to a funded field program to investigate the incipient rift located on the east side of the East Pacific Rise at 2 degrees 40'N by E. Klein and D. Smith (0099154). This incipient rift is volcanically active and may provide the unique opportunity of sampling the melting regime under the EPR with increasing distance from the axis. This add-on would carry out theoretical modeling of the upwelling and melting reime in order to improve understanding of the melt production and migration bvelow the EPR. The PI will work with M. Spiegelman to modify existing 2D mantle flow and melt models to include the incipient rift. After that, 3D models will be developed and tested against geochemical data.