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SUMMARY:Computational models of melt transport from source to surface - To
 bias Keller (University of Oxford)
DTSTART:20160607T103000Z
DTEND:20160607T113000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Melt transport from partial melt sources&nbsp\;in the asthenos
 phere through the lithosphere and crust involves many complexities. Reacti
 ve and rheological instabilities lead to strongly localised flow of melt t
 hrough a deforming and reacting&nbsp\;host rock. The resulting regimes of 
 magmatic activity involve a wide range of time and length scales.&nbsp\;Nu
 merical modelling offers promising avenues of quantitative research&nbsp\;
 into these phenomena. Yet\, the complex nature of melt transport&nbsp\;pro
 cesses poses challenging computational problems requiring robust and effic
 ient&nbsp\;numerical techniques. Here\, I will present some recent develop
 ments in computational magma dynamics\,&nbsp\;in terms of physical model d
 escription\, computational methods\,&nbsp\;and scientific applications. Th
 e latter&nbsp\;include melt transport across the flow-to-fracture transiti
 on for intraplate magmatism in a continental lithosphere\,&nbsp\;as well a
 s volatile flux-driven&nbsp\;reactive melt transport beneath mid-ocean rid
 ges. These examples illustrate both opportunities and challenges&nbsp\;for
  computational modelling of melt transport from source to surface.<br>
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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