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Dynamic history of the inner core constrained by seismic anisotropy

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NATURE GEOSCIENCE
卷 14, 期 7, 页码 531-+

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41561-021-00761-w

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  1. National Science Foundation [EAR-1135452, EAR-1829283, EAR 1343908]
  2. European Union [795289]
  3. US Department of Energy [DE-FG02-05ER15637]
  4. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-FG02-05ER15637] Funding Source: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
  5. Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [795289] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)

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The progressive crystallization of Earth's inner core drives convection in the outer core and magnetic field generation. Determining the rate and pattern of inner-core growth is crucial to understanding the evolution of the geodynamo. Seismic observations show that the strength of seismic anisotropy within the inner core increases with depth, with the strongest anisotropy offset from Earth's rotation axis.
Progressive crystallization of Earth's inner core drives convection in the outer core and magnetic field generation. Determining the rate and pattern of inner-core growth is thus crucial to understanding the evolution of the geodynamo. The growth history of the inner core is probably recorded in the distribution and strength of its seismic anisotropy, which arises from deformation texturing constrained by conditions at the inner-core solid-fluid boundary. Here we show from analysis of seismic body wave travel times that the strength of seismic anisotropy increases with depth within the inner core, and the strongest anisotropy is offset from Earth's rotation axis. Then, using geodynamic growth models and mineral physics calculations, we simulate the development of inner-core anisotropy in a self-consistent manner. From this we find that an inner core composed of hexagonally close-packed iron-nickel alloy, deformed by a combination of preferential equatorial growth and slow translation, can match the seismic observations without requiring hemispheres with sharp boundaries. Our model of inner-core growth history is compatible with external constraints from outer-core dynamics, and supports arguments for a relatively young inner core (similar to 0.5-1.5 Ga) and a viscosity >10(18) Pa s.

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