Arka Pratim Chatterjee, Christian Huber, James W. Head III, Olivier Bachmann
{"title":"Magma Chamber Longevity on Mars and Its Controls on Crustal Structure and Composition","authors":"Arka Pratim Chatterjee, Christian Huber, James W. Head III, Olivier Bachmann","doi":"10.1029/2024JE008798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008798","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In volcanically active planetary bodies, the depths and longevity of crustal magma storage critically control eruptibility and crustal composition. A paucity of relevant observations and models has challenged our understanding of the development of crustal magma storage systems on Mars and their role in the apparent lack of evolved compositions. Here, we use numerical modeling, together with recent results from the InSight mission, to study the evolution of crustal magma chambers on Mars and conditions that promote their growth and eruptibility. We find that the martian crust can be divided, by depth, into three major domains. For Elysium Planitia (the InSight landing site), at depths ≤15 km (∼1.5 kbar), trapped magma pods are small, short-lived, with high diking potential, hindering the production of evolved compositions. While depths >25 km (∼2.5 kbar) can host long-lived magma chambers, 15–25 km (∼2 ± 0.5 kbar) marks a transition where magma chambers could grow while concurrently expelling magma. Interestingly, this narrow depth window overlaps with the depth of an intra-crustal discontinuity reported by InSight, suggesting a possible magmatic origin for the discontinuity. We further show that the crustal thermal gradient strongly controls this transition depth, indicating the possible variability of the domain depths in different terrains. Our results also support the likelihood of deep-seated magmatism beneath the seismically active Cerberus Fossae, suggesting that magmatism continues to play a major role in shaping the martian crust.</p>","PeriodicalId":16101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets","volume":"130 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143749397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extracting Rayleigh-Wave Dispersion Curves From Microseism Noise Recorded at a Single Ocean Bottom Seismograph","authors":"Han Deng, Chao An, Chen Cai, Jinyu Tian","doi":"10.1029/2024JB030375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JB030375","url":null,"abstract":"<p>It is a widely adopted method to use the Rayleigh-wave dispersion curves to constrain the shear-wave velocity structure under the ocean. Traditional methods generally utilize ambient noise cross correlations between stations and teleseismic surface wave records to extract the dispersion curves. In this study, we develop a method that uses the microseism noise recorded at a single station to derive the Rayleigh-wave dispersion curves. The fundamental idea is that the ocean-bottom pressure and vertical acceleration of microseism noise satisfy a theoretical equation which depends on the wave frequency and phase velocity. By applying the method to the Cascadia Initiative data, Rayleigh dispersion curves between <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mn>3</mn>\u0000 <mo>−</mo>\u0000 <mn>10</mn>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation> $3-10$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> s are derived, and they are found to be consistent with the results from the ambient noise cross-correlation method. The cross-correlation method generally extracts dispersion curves in longer periods due to large spacing between stations, thus the new method provides complementary results in short periods. The extracted dispersion curves are used to estimate the shear-wave velocity and thickness of the sediment in the Cascadia area. For stations in shallow water, the new method is not applicable, and we use the compliance noise to constrain the sediment properties, providing a complete sediment model in the Cascadia area.</p>","PeriodicalId":15864,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth","volume":"130 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143749399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tracing natural and anthropic dynamics in alluvial and coastal plain through multidisciplinary sources: A new protocol for the study of historical landscapes in Val di Cornia (southern Tuscany, Italy)","authors":"Giulio Poggi , Vanessa Volpi , Luisa Dallai","doi":"10.1016/j.quaint.2025.109725","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.quaint.2025.109725","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The reconstruction of historical landscapes in alluvial and coastal plains is challenging due to the intense transformations of the territory caused by fluvial and coastal dynamics, as well as anthropogenic influences such as modern agricultural practices and land reclamation activities. Therefore, multidisciplinary studies and the use of a wide range of environmental proxies have become fundamental to evaluating the entangled interconnections between human activities and natural environmental processes within the context of landscape evolution.</div><div>This study explores the long-term interplay between humans and the environment in the lower Val di Cornia, an alluvial and coastal plain in central Italy (southern Tuscany) along the Tyrrhenian coast. Drawing on recent geomorphological analysis, the archaeological record has been reinterpreted within an updated environmental framework, further enriched by newly conducted geochemical and cartographic analysis. Spanning from the 7th century BC to the 11th century AD, this research aims to reconstruct both natural characteristics and the transformative role of human agency.</div><div>New data revealed that specific locations corresponding to elevated depositional fluvial features were particularly attractive for settlement due to their reduced hydraulic hazards and the coarse-grained soils resistant to water stagnation. However, settlement patterns were shaped not only by geomorphology but also by cultural and economic factors, including proximity to resources, access to road networks, and evolving land-use strategies. While this is particularly evident for the period between the 4th century BC to the 2nd century AD, when the archaeological record is more solid, a combination of variables has also been identified for describing Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Through the integration of diverse data sources, this study overcomes the chronological limitations inherent in individual records—archaeological, historical, or cartographic—enabling a broader understanding of landscape transformations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49644,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary International","volume":"728 ","pages":"Article 109725"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christoph Mayr , Julieta Massaferro , Holger Wissel , Andreas Lücke
{"title":"Chemical composition influences δ18O of chironomid larvae head capsules - Implications for climate reconstructions","authors":"Christoph Mayr , Julieta Massaferro , Holger Wissel , Andreas Lücke","doi":"10.1016/j.quaint.2025.109766","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.quaint.2025.109766","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Oxygen isotopes of chironomid head capsules in lake sediments have become an important proxy for climate reconstructions, especially for high-latitude regions. Various chemical pretreatments have been developed to remove organic and inorganic contaminants and to clean the head capsules prior to isotope analysis, but so far there is no standardised routine method to assess the purity of the isolated chitin. We present a dataset of oxygen isotope analyses of head capsules from seven lakes in southern South America. The head capsules were assigned to three different taxonomic groups of Chironomidae (Chironominae, Orthocladiinae, Tanypodinae) and to Ceratopogonidae. Orthocladiinae exhibited on average higher isotopic fractionation relative to lake water than the other taxonomic groups, although these differences were not statistically significant. Elemental analyses demonstrate that the oxygen content and molar N/O ratio of the head capsules have a larger influence on oxygen isotopic composition than the host water isotopic composition suggesting a strong influence of incomplete deproteination on oxygen isotope values of chironomid head capsules. This is backed up by an experimental approach with differently pretreated chironomids, which exhibits a strong correlation with N/O ratio presumably due to various degrees of deproteination. According to the N/O ratio, pure chitin was obtained after removal of the minerogenic fraction with a mixture of 10 % HF and 5 % HCl (16 h, 20 °C) and subsequent treatment with 5 % NaOH (2 h) and 7 % NaClO<sub>2</sub> (10 h). In conclusion, we recommend using the N/O ratio for purity control and a critical assessment of different pretreatment methods to obtain pure chitin in future studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49644,"journal":{"name":"Quaternary International","volume":"728 ","pages":"Article 109766"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haifeng Xiao, Alexander Stark, Gregor Steinbrügge, Arthur Briaud, Luisa M. Lara, Pedro J. Gutiérrez
{"title":"Mercury's Tidal Love Number \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 h\u0000 2\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 ${h}_{2}$\u0000 From Co-Registration of MLA Profiles","authors":"Haifeng Xiao, Alexander Stark, Gregor Steinbrügge, Arthur Briaud, Luisa M. Lara, Pedro J. Gutiérrez","doi":"10.1029/2024GL112266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112266","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Due to its eccentric orbit, Mercury experiences a varying gravitational pull from the Sun along its orbit, leading to periodic surface tidal deformation. The previous measurement of Mercury's tidal <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>h</mi>\u0000 <mn>2</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation> ${h}_{2}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> by Bertone et al. (2021, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020je006683) is based on minimizing height differences at cross-overs of the Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) profiles. However, this method can suffer from significant interpolation errors. In this study, we apply an alternative approach, which is based on the co-registration of reprocessed MLA profiles. For the reprocessing, we account for the pointing aberration and incorporate an updated spacecraft orbit model. Within the study region of 77°N to 84°N, we obtain a tidal <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>h</mi>\u0000 <mn>2</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation> ${h}_{2}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> of 0.92<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>±</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation> $pm $</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>0.58 (3-<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>σ</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation> $sigma $</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>). This value is compatible with current interior structure and rheology models, but significantly lower than the previous estimate of 1.55<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>±</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation> $pm $</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>0.65 (3-<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>σ</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation> $sigma $</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>). When combined with recent tidal <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>k</mi>\u0000 <mn>2</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation> ${k}_{2}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> estimates, our measurement favors a small to medium-sized inner core.</p>","PeriodicalId":12523,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Research Letters","volume":"52 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2024GL112266","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143749392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}