Geophysical Dynamics at the Center of the Earth

AUG 01, 1997

The Earth’s iron core and its boundary with the rocky mantle are very active regions. Now we can see what’s going on down there with unprecedented clarity.

DOI: 10.1063/1.881885

Raymond Jeanloz

Barbara Romanowicz

New studies are revealing the dynamics of the Earth’s deep interior to a degree that could hardly be imagined even a few years ago. A combination of geophysical observations (mostly seismological, geomagnetic and geodetic) and new laboratory and computational results has revolutionized our ability to understand what happens at the core of our planet.

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More about the authors

Raymond Jeanloz, University of California, Berkeley.

Barbara Romanowicz, University of California, Berkeley.