数值模拟在地球动力学中的研究进展

The advance of numerical simulation in geodynamics

本文主要针对有限单元法,对近10几年来数值模拟在地球动力学中的应用和发展作了回顾,分为构造应力场模拟;地幔热对流模拟;板块碰撞模拟;岩石圈流变学模拟;以及地震机制与预测模拟等部分.简单阐述了当前地球动力学数值模拟的发展趋势并论述了其面临的主要问题.

Just aimed at finite element method, this paper gives a general review on the development and application of the numerical modeling in the Geodynamics research since the nineties. It contains sections on： numerical simulation of stress field and deformation field in structural geology; simulation on thermal convection of the mantle; simulation on the plate collision and convergence, including Continent-Continent collision and Ocean-Continental collision; modeling of Lithospheric Rheology; simulation on the mechanical of earthquake, and so on. At the end ,this paper discusses the development tendency and mainly facing questions of numerical modeling.