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D. W. Sparks

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Publications

25

Citations

1.8K

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22

Active since

1971

Affiliations

Texas A&M University(Current)

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Columbia University

Brown University

University of Washington

D. W. Sparks is an author at Texas A&M University specializing in engineering, tectonics, and earth science.

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EngineeringTectonicsEarth ScienceGeologyGeophysicsGeomechanicsMechanical EngineeringRheologyOceanographyPlate Tectonics

Publications per year

1971–2013

25

Publications

25

Melt extraction from the mantle beneath spreading centers

D. W. Sparks, E. M. Parmentier · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1991 · 289 citations

Melt Extraction, Volcanology, Earth Science +6

Rigidity phase transition in granular packings

Einat Aharonov, D. W. Sparks · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 1999 · 139 citations

Materials Science, Rheological Constitutive Equation, Engineering +14

Shear profiles and localization in simulations of granular materials

Einat Aharonov, D. W. Sparks · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 2002 · 131 citations

Granular Layers, Layer Thickness, Shear Profiles +13

Three‐dimensional mantle upwelling, melt generation, and melt migration beneath segment slow spreading ridges

Laura S. Magde, D. W. Sparks · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1997 · 110 citations · Full text

Geophysics, Mantle Geochemistry, Plate Tectonics +15

Three‐dimensional mantle convection beneath a segmented spreading center: Implications for along‐axis variations in crustal thickness and gravity

D. W. Sparks, E. M. Parmentier, Jason Phipps Morgan · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1993 · 102 citations

Geophysics, Along‐axis Variations, Plate Tectonics +15

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