Image from a Global Simulation of Earth's Mantle Convection (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Image from a Global Simulation of Earth's Mantle Convection

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Image from a global simulation of Earth's mantle convection enabled by the NSF-funded Stampede supercomputer. Colors represent the effective viscosity; subducting plates are shown in blue. The Frontera system will allow researchers to incorporate more observations into simulations, leading to new insights into the main drivers of plate motion.

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UT Austin, Caltech, and NYU

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