MICHAEL MANGA

* indicates an undergraduate author

Refereed publications in geodynamics:

In review/in press

Nimmo, F.N., and M. Manga, Geodynamics of Europa's ice shell, Europa, Univ Arizona Press, in press.

In print

Karlstrom, L., J. Dufek and M. Manga (2009) Organization of volcanic plumbing through magmatic lensing by magma chambers and volcanic loads, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 114, B10304, doi:10.1029/2009JB006339. Download pdf reprint

Brumm, M., C.-Y. Wang, and M. Manga (2009) Spring temperatures in the Sagehen Basin, Sierra Nevada, California: Implications for heat flow and ground water circulation, Geofluids, vol. 9, 195-207. Download pdf reprint

Kite, E.S., M. Manga and E. Gaidos (2009) Geodynamics and rate of volcanism on massive Earth-like planets, Astrophysical Journal, vol. 700, 1732-1749. Download pdf reprint

Lillis, R.J., J. Dufek, J.E. Bleacher, and M. Manga (2009) Demagnetization of crust by magmatic intrusion near the Arsia Mons volcano: Magnetic and thermal implications for the development of the Tharsis province, Mars, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 185, 123-138. Download pdf reprint

Huber, C., O. Bachmann and M. Manga (2009) Homogenization processes in silicic manga chambers by stirring and mushification (latent heat buffering), Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 283, 38-47. Download pdf reprint

Kite, E.S., I. Matsuyama, M. Manga, J.T. Perron, and J.X. Mitrovica (2009) True polar wander driven by late-stage volcanism and the distribution of paleopolar deposits on Mars, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 280, 254-267. Download pdf reprint

Roberts, J.H., R.J. Lillis, and M. Manga (2009) Giant impacts and the cessation of the Martian dynamo, Journal of Geophysical Research , vol. 114, E04009, doi:10.1029/2008JE003287. Download pdf reprint

Rudolph, M.L., and M. Manga (2009) Fracture penetration in planetary ice shells, Icarus, vol. 199, 536-541. Download pdf reprint

Huber, C., A. Parmigiani, B. Chopard, M. Manga, and O. Bachmann (2008) Lattice Boltzmann model for melting with natural convection, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, vol. 29, 1469-1480. Download pdf reprint

Daradich, A., J.X. Mitrovica, I. Matsuyama, J.T. Perron, M. Manga and M.A. Richards (2008) Equilibrium rotational stability and figure of Mars, Icarus, vol. 194, 463-475. Download pdf reprint

Matsuyama, I., J.X. Mitrovica, M. Manga, J.T. Perron, and M.A. Richards (2006) Rotational stability of dynamic planets with elastic lithospheres, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 111, E02003, doi:10.1029/2005JE002447 Download pdf reprint

Rost, S., E.J. Garnero, Q. Williams and M. Manga (2005) Seismological constraints on a possible plume root at the core, Nature, vol. 435, 666-669 Download pdf reprint

Lenardic, A, L.-N. Moresi, A.M. Jellinek, and M. Manga (2005) Continental insulation, mantle cooling and the surface area of oceans and continents, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 234, 317-333 Download pdf reprint

Jellinek, A.M. and M. Manga (2004) Links between long-lived hotspots, mantle plumes, D", and plate tectonics, Reviews of Geophysics, vol. 42, No. 3, RG3002 10.1029/2003RG000144. Download pdf reprint

Gonnermann, H.M., A.M. Jellinek, M.A. Richards, and M. Manga (2004) Modulation of mantle plumes and heat flow at the core mantle boundary by plate-scale flow: results from laboratory experiments, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 226, 53-67. Download pdf reprint

Wenzel, M.J., M. Manga, and A.M. Jellinek (2004) Tharsis: A consequence of Mars' dichotomy and layered mantle, Geophysical Research Letters vol. 31, L04702, doi:10.1029/2003GL019306. Download pdf reprint

Jellinek, A.M., and M. Manga (2002) The influence of a chemical boundary layer on the fixity and lifetime of mantle plumes, Nature, vol. 418, 760-763. Download pdf reprint

Gonnermann, H.M., M. Manga and A.M. Jellinek (2002) Dynamics and longevity of an initially stratified mantle, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 29, paper number 10.1029/2002GL01485. Download pdf reprint

Jellinek, A.M., A. Lenardic and M. Manga (2002) The influence of interior mantle temperature on the structure of plumes: Heads for Venus, Tails for the Earth, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 29, paper number 10.1029/2001GL014624. Download pdf reprint

Manga, M., D. Weeraratne and S.J.S. Morris (2001) Boundary-layer thickness in Benard convection of a liquid with a temperature-dependent viscosity, Physics of Fluids, vol. 13, 802-805. Download pdf version

*Schaeffer, N. and M. Manga (2001) Interactions between rising and sinking mantle plumes, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 28, 455-458. Download pdf version

Manga, M. and D. *Weeraratne (1999) Experimental study of non-Boussinesq Rayleigh-Benard convection at high Rayleigh and Prandtl numbers, Physics of Fluids, vol. 11, 2969-2976. Download pdf version

*Weeraratne, D., and M. Manga (1998) Transitions in the style of mantle convection at high Rayleigh numbers , Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 160, 563-568. Download pdf version

Montague, N.L., L.H. Kellogg and M. Manga (1998) High Rayleigh number thermo-chemical models of a dense boundary layer in D'', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 25, 2345-2348. Download pdf version

Manga, M. (1997) Interactions between mantle diapirs, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 24, 1871-1974. Download pdf version

Manga, M. (1996) Mixing of heterogeneities in the mantle: Effect of viscosity differences, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 23, 403-406. Download pdf version

Koch, D.M. and M. Manga (1996) Neutrally buoyant diapirs: A model for Venus coronae, Geophysics Research Letters, vol. 23, 225-228. Download pdf version

Manga, M. and R.J. O'Connell (1995) The tectosphere and postglacial rebound, Geophysics Research Letters, vol. 22, 1949-1952. Download pdf version

Manga, M., H.A. Stone and R.J. O'Connell (1993) The interaction of plume heads with compositional discontinuities in the Earth's mantle, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 98, 19,979-19,990. Download pdf reprint




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