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Global Map Shows Deep Mantle Deformation Is Linked to Subducted Slabs | Seismological Society of America
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Global Map Shows Deep Mantle Deformation Is Linked to Subducted Slabs | Seismological Society of America
1 April 2026—Slow roiling convection currents deep within the Earth’s mantle, which are associated with the movements of tectonic plates, also deform the material of the mantle itself. Now, a new study in The Seismic Record confirms that much of this deformation in the lowest level of the mantle occurs where researchers think there may be deeply subducted tectonic slabs. Researchers had suspected this might be the case, but the study provides a …
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