Bercovici Papers

Bercovici Papers

  1. Bercovici D. and C. Michaut, Two-phase dynamics of volcanic eruptions: Compaction, compression, and the conditions for choking, submitted to Geophys. J. Int., 2009.

  2. Laske, G., J.A. Collins, C.J. Wolfe, S.C. Solomon, R.S. Detrick, J.A. Orcutt, D. Bercovici, and E.H. Hauri, The Hawaiian PLUME Project - Probing a Hotspot with State-of-the-Art Ocean Bottom Seismometers, in press Eos, August, 2009.

  3. C.J. Wolfe, S.C. Solomon, G. Laske, J.A. Collins, R.S. Detrick, J.A. Orcutt, D. Bercovici, E.H. Hauri Mantle Shear-wave Velocity Structure beneath the Hawaiian Hotspot, sumbitted to Science, 2009.

  4. Landuyt, W. and D. Bercovici, Convection, climate, and damage: The formation and maintenance of plate tectonics, in prep., 2009.

  5. Rudge, J., D. Bercovici and M. Spiegelman, Two-phase multi-component nonequilibrium theory of melting in the Earth's mantle, in prep. 2008.

  6. Leahy, G. and D. Bercovici, The reactive infiltration of hydrous melt above the mantle transition zone, submitted J. Geophys Res., 2009.

  7. Landuyt, W., D. Bercovici, Formation and structure of lithospheric shear zones with damage. Phys. Earth Planet. Int.,175, 115-126, 2009. (PDF)

  8. Michaut, C. and D. Bercovici, A model for the spreading and compaction of two-phase viscous gravity currents, J. Fluid Mech., 630 299-329, 2009. (PDF)

  9. Michaut, C., D. Bercovici and R.S.J. Sparks, Ascent and compaction of gas-rich magma and the effects of hysteretic permeability, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 282, 258-267, 2009. (PDF)

  10. Youngs, B.A.R. and D. Bercovici, Stability of a compressible hydrous melt layer above the transition zone, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 278, 78–86 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.11.024, 2009. (PDF)

  11. Richard, G. and D. Bercovici, Water induced convection in the Earth's mantle transition zone, J. Geophys. Res. 114, B01205, doi:10.1029/2008JB005734, 2009 (PDF)

  12. Landuyt, W. and D. Bercovici, Variations in planetary convective via the effect of climate on damage, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 277, 29-37, 2009. (PDF)

  13. Ricard, Y. and D. Bercovici, A continuum theory of grain size evolution and damage, J. Geophys. Res, 114, B01204, doi:10.1029/2007JB005491, 2009. (PDF)

  14. Landuyt, W., D. Bercovici and Y. Ricard, Plate generation and two-phase damage theory in a model of mantle convection, Geophys. J. Int. 174, Number 3, September 2008 , pp. 1065-1080, 2008. (PDF)

  15. Bercovici, D., editor, Treatise on Geophyiscs, vol 7, Mantle Dynamics; G. Schubert, editor in chief, Elsevier, New York, 2007.

  16. Bercovici, D. Mantle dynamics, Past, Present and Future: An Overview, in Treatise on Geophyiscs, vol. 7, Mantle Dynamics, D. Bercovici editor; G. Schubert, editor in chief, Elsevier, New York; Ch. 1 pp. 1-30, 2007. (PDF PREPRINT)

  17. Leahy, G.M., and D. Bercovici, On the dynamics of a hydrous melt layer above the transition zone, J. Geophys. Res., 112, B07401, doi:10.1029/2006JB004631, 2007 (PDF)

  18. Sramek, O., Y. Ricard and D. Bercovici, Simultaneous melting and compaction in deformable two-phase media, Geophys. J. Int., 168(3), 964–982, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03269.x, 2007. (PDF)

  19. S. Karato, D. Bercovici, G. Leahy, G. Richard, Z. Jing, The transition zone water filter model for global material circulation: where do we stand? Earth’s Deep Water Cycle, AGU Monograph Series, 168, pp289-313, edited by S.D. Jacobsen and S. van der Lee, 2006. (PDF)

  20. Richard, G., D. Bercovici and S.-i. Karato, Hydration of the mantle transition zone by subducting slabs, Earth Planet Sci. Lett. 251, 156–167, 2006. (PDF)

  21. Hier-Majumder, S., Y. Ricard and D. Bercovici, Role of grain boundaries in magma migration and storage, Earth Planet Sci. Lett. 248, 735-749, 2006. (PDF)

  22. Samuel, H. and D. Bercovici, Oscillating and stagnating plumes in the Earth's lower mantle Earth Planet Sci. Lett. 248, 90-105, 2006. (PDF)

  23. Bercovici, D. and S.-i. Karato, Mantle transition zone water filter, in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, pp193-196, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2005.

  24. Bercovici, D. and Y. Ricard, Tectonic plate generation and two-phase damage: void growth versus grainsize reduction, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B03401, doi:10.1029/2004JB003181, 2005. (PDF)

  25. Leahy, G.M. and D. Bercovici, The influence of the transition-zone water filter on convective circulation in the mantle, Geophys. Res. Lett. 31, L23605, doi:10.1029/2004GL021206, 2004 (PDF)

  26. Bercovici, D. and S.-i. Karato, Whole mantle convection and the transition-zone water filter, Nature 425, 39-44, 2003a. reprint (PDF), supplementary information (PDF), News & Views by A. Hofmann (PDF)

  27. Ricard, Y. and D. Bercovici, Two-phase damage theory and crustal rock failure: the theoretical `void' limit, and the prediction of experimental data, Geophysical J. Int. 155(3), 1057-1064, 2003. [doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2003.02112.x] (PDF)*

  28. Auth, C., D. Bercovici and U. Christensen, Two-dimensional convection with self-lubricating, simple damage rheology, Geophys. J. Int. 154 783-800, 2003. (PDF)*

  29. Bercovici, D. and S.-i. Karato, Theoretical Analysis of Shear Localization in the Lithosphere, in Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry: Plastic Deformation of Minerals and Rocks, S.-i. Karato and H.-R. Wenk, eds, vol.51, ch.13, pp.387-420, Mineralogical Society of America, Washington DC, 2003b. (PDF)

  30. Bercovici, D., The generation of plate tectonics from mantle convection, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., (Frontiers) 205, 107-121, 2003. (PDF)

  31. Bercovici, D. and Y. Ricard, Energetics of a two-phase model of lithospheric damage, shear localization and plate boundary formation, Geophys. J. Int., 152, 581-596, 2003. (PDF)*

  32. Mistr, S.K. and D. Bercovici, A theoretical model of pattern formation in coral reefs, Ecosystems, 6, 61-74, 2003. (PDF)

  33. D. Bercovici and G. Schubert, Schubert Receives the 2002 Harry H. Hess Medal, EOS, Trans. AGU, 84, no.9, p.80, 2003 (PDF)

  34. Bercovici, D., Y. Ricard and G. Schubert, A two-phase model for compaction and damage, 1. General theory, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 8887-8906, 2001. (PDF)

  35. Ricard, Y. Bercovici, D., and G. Schubert, A two-phase model for compaction and damage, 2. Applications to compaction, deformation and and the role of interfacial surface tension, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 8907-8924, 2001. (PDF)

  36. Bercovici, D., Y. Ricard and G. Schubert, A two-phase model for compaction and damage, 3. Applications to shear localization and plate boundary formation, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 8925-8940, 2001. (PDF)

  37. Becker, J.M. and D. Bercovici, Pattern formation on the interface of a two-layer fluid: bi-viscous lower layer, Wave Motion, 34, 431-452, 2001.

  38. Hieronymus, C.F., and D. Bercovici, Focussing of eruptions by fracture wall erosion, Geophys. Res. Lett.,28, 1823-1826, 2001a. (PDF)

  39. Becker, J.M. and D. Bercovici, Long waves over a bi-viscous sea-bed: Transverse patterns, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 9, 1-8, 2001. (PDF)

  40. Hieronymus, C.F., and D. Bercovici, A theoretical model of hotspot volcanism: Control on volcanic spacing and patterns via magma dynamics and lithospheric stresses, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 683-702, 2001b. (PDF)

  41. Bercovici, D., Stopping the tectonic conveyor belt: Review of ``Dynamic Earth: Plates, Plumes and Mantle Convection" by. G.F. Davies, Nature, 405, 396, 2000. (PDF)

  42. Becker, J.M. and D. Bercovici, Permanent bedforms in a theoretical model of wave-sea-bed interactions, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 7, 31-35, 2000. (PDF)

  43. Hieronymus, C.F., and D. Bercovici, Non-hotspot formation of volcanic chains: control of tectonic and flexural stresses on magma transport, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 181, 539-554, 2000. (PDF)

  44. Bercovici, D., Y. Ricard, and M.A. Richards, The relation between mantle dynamics and plate tectonics: A primer, The History and Dynamics of Global Plate Motions, M.A. Richards, R. Gordon and R. Van der Hilst, editors, AGU Geophysical Monograph 21, pp 5-46, 2000. (PDF)

  45. Hieronymus, C.F., and D. Bercovici, Discrete, alternating hotspot islands formed by the interaction of magma transport and lithospheric flexure, Nature 397, 604-607, 1999. (PDF)

  46. Bercovici, D., Generation of plate tectonics from lithosphere-mantle flow and void-volatile self-lubrication, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 154, 139-151, 1998. (PDF)

  47. Ratcliff, J.T., D. Bercovici, G. Schubert, and L. Kroenke Mantle plume heads and the initiation of plate-tectonic reorganizations, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 156, 195-207, 1998. (PDF)

  48. Dumoulin, C., D. Bercovici, and P. Wessel, A continuous plate-tectonic model using geophysical data to estimate plate margin widths, with a seismicity based example, Geophys. J. Int. 133, 379-389, 1998. (PDF)

  49. Wessel, P., and D. Bercovici, Interpolation with splines in tension: A Green's function approach, Math. Geol. 30, 77-93, 1998. (PDF)

  50. Bercovici, D. and A. Kelly, Nonlinear initiation of diapirs and plume heads, Phys. Earth Planet. Int. 101, 119-130, 1997. (PDF)

  51. Bercovici, D., Review of Fluid Physics in Geology by D.J. Furbish, GSA Today, 7, no.11, p.24, November 1997.

  52. Kelly, A. and D. Bercovici, The clustering of rising diapirs and plume heads, Geophys. Res. Lett. 24, 201-204, 1997. (PDF)

  53. Bercovici, D., ``Macelwane Medal: Response", Eos, Trans. AGU, 78 no. 10, pages 108 & 113, March 11, 1997.

  54. Bercovici, D., Plate generation in a simple model of lithosphere-mantle flow with dynamic self-lubrication, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 144, 41-51, 1996. (PDF)

  55. Wessel, P., L. Kroenke, and D. Bercovici Pacific plate motions and undulations in geoid and bathymetry, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 140, 53-66, 1996.

  56. Bercovici, D. and J. Lin, A gravity-current model of cooling mantle plume-heads with temperature-dependent buoyancy and viscosity, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 3291-3309, 1996. (PDF)

  57. Bercovici, D., The unpredictable Earth, Nature, 377, 272, (New Journal Review) 1995c.

  58. Bercovici, D., On the purpose of toroidal flow in a convecting mantle, Geophys. Res. Lett. 22, 3107-3110, 1995b. (PDF)

  59. Bercovici, D., A source-sink model of the generation of plate tectonics from non-Newtonian mantle flow, J. Geophys. Res. 100, 2013-2030, 1995a. (PDF)

  60. Bercovici, D. and J. Mahoney, Double flood basalts and plume head separation at the 660 kilometer discontinuity, Science 266, 1367-1369, 1994. (PDF)

  61. Bercovici, D. and P. Wessel, A continuous kinematic model of plate tectonic motions, Geophys. J. Int. 119, 595-610, 1994. (PDF)

  62. Wessel, P., D. Bercovici and L. Kroenke, The possible reflection of mantle discontinuities in Pacific geoid and bathymetry, Geophys. Res. Lett. 21, 1943-1946, 1994. (PDF)

  63. Bercovici, D., A theoretical model of cooling viscous gravity currents with temperature-dependent viscosity, Geophys. Res. Lett. 21, 1177-1180, 1994. (PDF)

  64. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert, and P.J. Tackley, On the penetration of the 660 km phase change by mantle downflows, Geophys. Res. Lett. 20, 2599-2602, 1993. (PDF)

  65. Bercovici, D., A simple model of plate generation from mantle flow, Geophys. J. Int. 114, 635-650, 1993. (PDF)

  66. Lozier, M.S. and D. Bercovici, Particle exchange in an unstable jet, J. Phys. Oceanography, 22, 1506-1516, 1992.

  67. Bercovici, D., H.J.B. Dick and T.P. Wagner, Nonlinear viscoelasticity and the formation of transverse ridges, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 14195-14206, 1992. (PDF)

  68. Bercovici, D., Wave dynamics in mantle plume heads and hotspot swells, Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 1791-1794, 1992. (PDF)

  69. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert and G. A. Glatzmaier, Three-dimensional, infinite Prandtl number, compressible convection in a basally heated spherical shell, J. Fluid Mech. 239, 683-719, 1992. (PDF)

  70. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert and G.A. Glatzmaier, Modal growth and coupling in three-dimensional spherical convection, Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn. 61, 149-159, 1991. (PDF)

  71. Olson, P. and D. Bercovici, On the equipartitioning of kinetic energy in plate tectonics, Geophys. Res. Lett. 18, 1751-1754, 1991.

  72. Glatzmaier, G.A., G. Schubert and D. Bercovici, Chaotic subduction-like downflows in a spherical model of convection in the Earth's mantle, Nature, 347, 274-277, 1990. (PDF)

  73. Schubert, G., D. Bercovici and G. A. Glatzmaier, Mantle dynamics in Mars and Venus: Influence of an immobile lithosphere on three-dimensional mantle convection, J. Geophys. Res. 95, 14105-14129, 1990. (PDF)

  74. Bercovici, D., A Numerical Investigation of Thermal Convection in Highly Viscous Spherical Shells with Applications to Mantle Dynamics in the Earth and Other Terrestrial Planets, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles, 1989.

  75. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert and G. A. Glatzmaier, Influence of heating mode on three-dimensional mantle convection, Geophys. Res. Lett. 16, 617-620, 1989. (PDF)

  76. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert and G. A. Glatzmaier, Three-dimensional, spherical models of convection in the Earth's mantle, Science 244, 950-955, 1989. (PDF)

  77. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert, G. A. Glatzmaier, and A. Zebib, Three-dimensional thermal convection in a spherical shell, J. Fluid Mech. 206, 75-104, 1989. (PDF)

  78. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert, and A. Zebib, Geoid and topography for infinite Prandtl number convection in a spherical shell, J. Geophys. Res. 93, 6430-6436, 1988. (PDF)

  79. Bercovici, D., and G. Schubert, Jovian seismology, Icarus 69, 557-565, 1987. (PDF)

  80. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert and R. T. Reynolds, Phase transitions and convection in icy satellites, Geophys. Res. Lett. 13, 448-451, 1986. (PDF)

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David Bercovici 2009-09-19