High-pressure and Temperature Elasticity and Equation of State of Hydrous Phase

通过岩石圈和上覆水圈的不断相互作用，海洋地壳中的含水相稳定下来。这些含水相锁住了大量的水，在地质时间尺度上，在影响全球海平面方面发挥着重要作用。俯冲带是主要的构造特征，它将水输送到地球内部。水的输运效率和地幔水化程度与水相的热力学稳定性和热弹性密切相关。由于水对固体地球的熔融、弹性和输运性质有相当大的影响，因此限制地幔水化程度是很重要的。这项研究试图对水进入地球内部的运输和地幔水合作用提出更准确的限制。这将有助于科学地理解在俯冲带环境下可能稳定的各种含水相的晶体结构、热力学、状态方程和弹性。它将把含水相的能量学和热弹性与以下几个方面联系起来：水进入地球内部的输送；地幔水化程度；观测到的低速层；在俯冲带环境中各向异性较大。该研究将采用独特的实验和理论相结合的方法进行。

Hydrous phases are stabilized in the oceanic crust through constant interaction between the lithosphere and the overlying hydrosphere. These hydrous phases lock up substantial amounts of water and, over geological time scale, play a significant role in influencing the global sea-level. Subduction zones, which are major tectonic features, transport water into the Earth's interior. The efficiency of the transport of water and the extent of mantle hydration are intimately linked with the thermodynamic stability and thermoelasticity of hydrous phases. Since water has considerable effects on melting and on the elastic and transport properties of the Solid Earth, it is important to constrain the degree of mantle hydration.This research attempts to put more accurate constraints on the transport of water into the Earth's interior and on mantle hydration. It will contribute to scientific understanding of the crystal structure, thermodynamics, equation of state, and elasticity of various hydrous phases that are likely to be stabilized in subduction zone settings. It will relate the energetics and thermoelasticity of hydrous phases with the following aspects: transport of water into the Earth's interior; extent of mantle hydration; observed low velocity layers; and large anisotropy in subduction zone settings. The research will be conducted by using a unique combination of experimental and theoretical methods.