A 3D computer model of the asthenosphere by Rice University geophysicists finds that the convective cycling and pressure-driven flow can sometimes cause the asthenosphere to move even faster than ...

According to mechanical properties, Earth's layers are the lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle (also known as mesospheric mantle), outer core and inner core, according to Phys.org.

The finding will help scientists more accurately model Earth's many geodynamic ... how tectonic plates are able to move on top of the asthenosphere," the upper layer of Earth's mantle, said ...

This layer is a part of the asthenosphere, which sits beneath the tectonic plates. The asthenosphere exists as a soft layer of solid but malleable rock that can cause the tectonic plates to move ...

Effect of water on seismic attenuation of the upper mantle: The origin of the sharp lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2023; 120 (32) DOI: 10. ...

The finding will help scientists more accurately model Earth's many geodynamic ... how tectonic plates are able to move on top of the asthenosphere," the upper layer of Earth's mantle, said ...

"The molten layer is located about 100 miles from the surface and is part of the asthenosphere, which sits under the Earth’s tectonic plates in the upper mantle," a UT press release notes.

But 50 miles (80 kilometers) down, in a part of the Earth's mantle layer called the asthenosphere ... could rapidly affect both volcanoes, the model indicates. The model helps explains some ...