Low Core-Mantle Boundary Temperature Inferred from the Solidus of Pyrolite (Press Release)
- Release Date
- 17 Jan, 2014
- BL10XU (High Pressure Research)
- BL47XU (HAXPES / uCT)
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI)
Kyoto University
The paper “Low Core-Mantle Boundary Temperature inferred from the Solidus of Pyrolite” by ELSI director Kei Hirose and team appears in Science. Hirose and team have discovered a large amount of hydrogen present in the Earth’s core. This evidence shows that the Earth during the time of formation had a large amount of water (80 times that of ocean water) but that the majority of it has been incorporated into the core. Publication: |
For more information, please contact: Mr. Ryuichi Nomura (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Earth-Life Science Institute) Dr. Kentaro Uesugi (JASRI) Prof. Akira Tsuchiyama (Kyoto University, Graduate School of Science) Associate Prof. Akira Miyake (Kyoto University, Graduate School of Science) |
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