N. J. Vlaar

Utrecht University — Netherlands

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

earthquake and tectonic studies(34), Geological and Geochemical Analysis(30), High-pressure geophysics and materials(30), Geological Studies and Exploration(6), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research(4)

Publications55 total

The gravito-elastodynamics of a pre-stressed elastic earth
Geophysical Journal International·2007· 15 citedOpen Access
Assessment of the cooling capacity of plate tectonics and flood volcanism in the evolution of Earth, Mars and Venus
Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors·2005· 47 cited
Numerical study of the origin and stability of chemically distinct reservoirs deep in Earth's mantle
Geophysical monograph·2005· 18 citedOpen Access
On the formation of continental silicic melts in thermochemical mantle convection models: implications for early Earth
Tectonophysics·2004· 43 cited
Production and recycling of oceanic crust in the early Earth
Tectonophysics·2004· 137 cited
Plate tectonics on the terrestrial planets
Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors·2004· 74 cited
Investigation of the Cooling Capacity of Plate Tectonics and Flood Volcanism in the Evolution of Earth, Mars and Venus
AGUFM·2003
Crustal formation and recycling in an oceanic environment in the early Earth
EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly·2003
The Viability and Style of the Modern Plate-Tectonic Subduction Process in a Hotter Earth
AGUFM·2001
Numerical Mantle Convection Models of Crustal Formation in an Oceanic Environment in the Early Earth
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts·2001
Continental emergence and growth on a cooling earth
Tectonophysics·2000· 27 cited
Early formation and long-term stability of continents resulting from decompression melting in a convecting mantle
Tectonophysics·2000· 28 citedOpen Access
A characteristics-based method for solving the transport equation and its application to the process of mantle differentiation and continental root growth
Geophysical Journal International·2000· 10 citedOpen Access
The evolution of continental roots in numerical thermo-chemical mantle convection models including differentiation by partial melting
Lithos·1999· 37 cited
Can lower mantle slab‐like seismic anomalies be explained by thermal coupling between the upper and lower mantles?
Geophysical Research Letters·1999· 21 citedOpen Access
Evolution of mantle dynamical regimes in the Earth due to changing conditions of mantle differentiation during Earth's secular cooling
1999
EMPLACEMENT OF DEEP MANTLE ROCKS INTO CRATONIC LITHOSPHERE BY CONVECTION AND DIAPIRIC UPWELLING
Ofioliti·1999· 2 citedOpen Access
The evolution of continental roots in numerical thermo-chemical mantle convection models including differentiation by partial melting
Developments in geotectonics·1999· 4 cited
Stability and growth of continental shields in mantle convection models including recurrent melt production
Tectonophysics·1998· 34 citedOpen Access
Dubbel-diffusieve convectie in poreuze media: toepassing op magma-kamers
1995
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Frequent Co-authors

A. P. van den Berg(15), M. J. R. Wortel(8), Sierd Cloetingh(8), P. van Thienen(7), L. L. A. Vermeersen(5), J.H. de Smet(4), Rinus Wortel(3), Jan De Smet(2), R. D. van der Hilst(2), Wim Spakman(1), Peter E. van Keken(1), D. J. Doornbos(1), R. Sabadini(1), Giorgio Spada(1), Hana Čı́žková(1), Ondřej Čadek(1), Joost van Summeren(1), David A. Yuen(1), Martyn R. Drury(1), Herman van Roermund(1)