Publications

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    (Some papers here are available in electronic format and can be downloaded by clicking the year of publication. For other papers including preprints, you may request them by email me.)

    2009

  1. Leng, W. and S.J. Zhong, Surface subsidence caused by mantle plumes and volcanic loading in large igneous provinces, submitted.
  2. Zhang, N., S.J. Zhong, W. Leng, and Z.X. Li, A model for the evolution of the Earth's mantle structure since the Early Paleozoic, J. Geophys. Res., submitted.
  3. Ghosh, A., T.W. Becker, and S.J. Zhong, Effects of lateral viscosity variations on the geoid, Geophys. Res. Lett., submitted.
  4. King, S.D., C.Y. Lee, P.E. van Keken, W. Leng, S.J. Zhong, E. Tan, N. Tosi, M.C. Kameyama, A community benchmark for 2D cartesian compressible convection in the Earth's mantle, Geophys. J. Int., submitted.
  5. T.M. Lassak, A.K. McNamara, E.J. Garnero, and S.J. Zhong, Core-mantle boundary topography as a possible constraint on lower mantle chemistry and dynamics, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., submitted.
  6. Z.X. Li and S.J. Zhong, Supercontinent-superplume coupling, true polar wander and plume mobility: plate dominance in whole-mantle tectonics? Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 176, 143-156, 2009.
  7. N. Zhang, S.J. Zhong, and A. K. McNamara, Supercontinent formation from stochastic collision and mantle convection models, Gondwana Research, 15, 267-275, doi:10.1016/j.gr.2008.10.002, 2009.
  8. W. Leng, and S.J. Zhong, More constraints on internal heating rate of the Earth's mantle from plume observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L02306, doi:10.1029/2008GL036449, 2009.
  9. S.J. Zhong, Migration of Tharsis volcanism on Mars caused by differential rotation of lithosphere, Nature-Geoscience, 2, 19-23, DOI:10.1038/NGEO392, 2009.

    10. 2008

  10. Burstedde, C, O. Ghattas, M. Gurnis, G. Stadler, E. Tan, T. Tu, L. Wilcox, S. Zhong, Scalable parallel mantle convection simulation on petascale computers, Proceedings of the 2008 ACM/IEEE conference on Supercomputing, Austin, Texas, (ACM Gordon Bell finalists), doi:10.1109/SC.2008.5214248, 2008.
  11. S.J. Zhong, A.K. McNamara, E. Tan, L. Moresi, and M. Gurnis, A benchmark study on mantle convection in a 3-D spherical shell using CitcomS, G^3, 9, Q10017, doi:10.1029/2008GC002048, 2008.
  12. W. Leng, and S.J. Zhong, Viscous heating, adiabatic heating and energetic consistency in compressible mantle convection, Geophys. J. Int., 173, 693-702, 2008.
  13. W. Leng, and S.J. Zhong, Controls on plume heat flux and plume excess temperature, J. Geophys. Res., 113, B04408, doi:10.1029/2007JB005155, 2008.

    14. 2007

  14. S.J. Zhong, D.A. Yuen, and L.N. Moresi, Numerical methods in mantle convection, in Treatise in Geophysics, edited by G. Schubert, vol 7 (editor: D. Bercovici), 227-252, 2007.
  15. A. Paulson, S.J. Zhong, and J. Wahr, Inference of mantle viscosity from GRACE and relative sea level data, Geophys. J. Int., 171, 497-508, 2007.
  16. T.M. Lassak, A.K. McNamara, and S.J. Zhong, Influence of thermochemical piles on topography at Earth's core-mantle boundary, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 261, 443-455, 2007.
  17. S.J. Zhong, N. Zhang, Z.X. Li, and J.H. Roberts, Supercontinent cycles, true polar wander, and very long-wavelength mantle convection, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 261, 551-564, 2007.
  18. J.H. Roberts, and S.J. Zhong, The cause for the north-south orientation of the crustal dichotomy and the equatorial location of Tharsis on Mars, Icuras, 190, 24-31, 2007.
  19. S.J. Zhong, M. Ritzwoller, N. Shapiro, W. Landuyt, J. Huang, P. Wessel, Bathymetry of the Pacific Plate and its implications for thermal evolution of lithosphere and mantle dynamics, J. Geophys. Res., 112, B06412, doi:10.1029/2006JB004628, 2007.
  20. A. Paulson, S.J. Zhong, and J. Wahr, Limitations on the inversion for mantle viscosity from post-glacial rebound, Geophys. J. Int., 168, 1195-1209, 2007.

    21. 2006

  21. J. van Hunen and S.J. Zhong, The influence of rheology on realighment of mantle convective structure with plate motion after a plate re-organization, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 7, Q08008, doi:10.1029/2005GC001209, 2006.
  22. J.H. Roberts, and S.J. Zhong, Degree-1 convection in the Martian mantle and the origin of the hemispheric dichotomy, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E06013, doi:10.1029/2005JE002668, 2006.
  23. S.J. Zhong, Constraints on thermochemical convection of the mantle from plume heat flux, plume excess temperature and upper mantle temperature, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B04409, doi:10.1029/2005JB003972, 2006.

    24. 2005

  24. A. K. McNamara and S.J. Zhong, Thermochemical structures beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean, Nature, 437, 1136-1139, 2005.
  25. S.J. Zhong, Dynamics of Thermal Plumes in 3D Isoviscous Thermal Convection, Geophys. J. Int., 162, 289-300, 2005.
  26. van Hunen, J., S.J. Zhong, N. M. Shapiro, M.H. Ritzwoller, New evidence for dislocation creep from 3-D geodynamic modeling the Pacific upper mantle structure, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 238, 146-155, 2005.
  27. A. Paulson, S.J. Zhong, and J. Wahr, Modeling post-glacial rebound with lateral viscosity variations, Geophys. J. Int., 163, 357-371, 2005.
  28. J. Huang and S.J. Zhong, Sublithospheric small-scale convection and its implications for residual topography at old ocean basins and the plate model, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B05404, 10.1029/2004JB003153, 2005.
  29. A. K. McNamara, and S.J. Zhong, Degree-1 mantle convection: Dependence on internal heating and temperature-dependent rheology, GRL, 32, L01301, 10.1029/2004GL021082, 2005.

    30. 2004

  30. A. Barr, R. T. Pappalardo, and S.J. Zhong, Convective instability in Ice I with non-Newtonian rheology: Application to the icy Galilean Satellites, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E12008, doi:10.1029/2004JE002296, 2004.
  31. Ritzwoller, M.H., N.M. Shapiro, and S.J. Zhong, Cooling history of the Pacific lithosphere, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 226, 69-84, 2004.
  32. J.S. Huang and S.J. Zhong, Effects of sublithospheric small-scale convection on seafloor topography and heat flux from Newtonian flow models, Chinese Sci. Bull., vol 49, No. 21, 2311-2317, 2004.
  33. A. K. McNamara, and S.J. Zhong, Thermochemical structures within a spherical mantle: Superplumes or piles? J. Geophys. Res., 109, B07402, doi:10.1029/2003JB002847, 2004.
  34. A. K. McNamara, and S.J. Zhong, The influence of thermochemical convection on the fixity of mantle plumes, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., vol 222, 485-500, 2004.
  35. Podolefsky, N.S., S.J. Zhong, and A. K. McNamara, The anisotropic and rheological structure of the oceanic upper mantle from a simple model of plate shear, Geophys. J. Int., 158, 287-296, 2004.
  36. J. H. Roberts, and S.J. Zhong, Plume-induced topography and geoid anomalies and their implications for the Tharsis Rise on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 109, Art. No. E03009, doi:10.1029/2003JE002226, 2004.

    37. 2003

  37. Zhong S.J., and J. H. Roberts, On the Support of the Tharsis Rise on Mars, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 214, 1-9, 2003.
  38. Zhong, S.J., A. Paulson, and J. Wahr, Three-dimensional Finite Element Modeling of Earth's Viscoelastic Deformation: Effects of Lateral Variations in Lithospheric Thickness, G.J.Int., Vol 155, 679-695, 2003.
  39. van Hunen J., J. Huang, and S.J. Zhong, The effect of shearing on onset and vigor of small-scale convection with a Newtonian rheology, GRL, Vol 30, No. 19, 1991, 10.1029/2003GL018101 2003.
  40. Lowry, A. R., S.J. Zhong, Surface versus internal loading of the Tharsis rise, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 5099, 10:1029/2003JE002111, 2003.
  41. Huang, J., S.J. Zhong, and J. van Hunen, Controls on sub-lithospheric small-scale convection, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 2405, doi:10.1029/2003JB002456,2003.
  42. Zhong, S.J. and B. H. Hager, Entrainment of a dense layer by thermal plumes, G.J.Int., 154, 666-676, 2003.
  43. van Hunen, J., S.J. Zhong, New insight in the Hawaiian plume swell dynamics from scaling laws, Geo. Res. Lett., Vol. 30, No. 15, 1785, doi:10.1029/2003GL017646, 2003.

    44. 2002

  44. Zhong, S.J., Effects of lithosphere on the long-wavelength gravity anomalies and their implications for the formation of the Tharsis rise on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 5054, doi:10.1029/2001JE001589, 2002.
  45. Zhong, S.J. and A. B. Watts, Constraints on the dynamics of mantle plumes from uplift of Hawaiian islands, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 203, 105-116, 2002
  46. Parmentier, E. M., S. Zhong, and M. T. Zuber, Gravitational differentiation due to initial chemical stratification: origin of lunar asymmetry by the creep of dense KREEP, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 201, 473-480, 2002.

    47. 2001

  47. Zhong, S.J. and M. T. Zuber, Degree-1 mantle convection and Martian crustal dichotomy, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 189, 75-84, 2001.
  48. Zhong, S.J., Role of ocean-continent contrast and continental keels on Plate motion, net rotation of lithosphere and the geoid, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 703-712, 2001.

    49. 2000

  49. Zhong, S.J., and M. T. Zuber, Crustal compensation during mountain building, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 27, p. 3009, 2000.
  50. A. B. Watts, and S.J. Zhong, Observations of flexure and the rheology of the oceanic lithosphere, Geophys. J. Int., 142, 855-875, 2000.
  51. Zuber, M.T. et al., Internal structure and early thermal evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor topography and gravity, Science, 287, 1788-1793, 2000.
  52. Zhong, S.J., M. T. Zuber, L. Moresi, and M. Gurnis, Role of temperature-dependent viscosity and surface plates in spherical shell models of mantle convection, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 11063-11082, 2000. 2000.
  53. Moresi, L., M. Gurnis, and S.J. Zhong, Plate tectonics and convection in the Earth's mantle: Toward a numerical simulation, Computing in Sci. Eng., 2, no. 3, 22-33, 2000.
  54. Gurnis, M, S.J. Zhong, and J. Toth, On the competing roles of fault reactivation and brittle failure in generating plate tectonics from mantle convection, in AGU monograph on The History and Dynamics of Global Plate Motions, 2000.
  55. Zhong, S.J., E. M. Parmentier, and M. T. Zuber, On the dynamic origin of asymmetric distribution of mare basalts, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 177, 131-140, 2000.
  56. Gurnis, M, J. Ritsema, H. van Heijst, and S.J. Zhong, Tonga slab deformation: The influence of a lower mantle upwelling on a slab in a young subduction zone, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol 27, p 2373, 2000.
  57. Zhong, S.J., and M. T. Zuber, Long-wavelength topographic relaxation for self-gravitating planets and its implications to the compensation of lunar basins, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 4153-4164, 2000.

    58. 1999

  58. Zhong, S.J. and G. F. Davies, Effects of plate and slab viscosities on geoid, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 170, 487-496, 1999.
  59. Van Keken, P., and S.J. Zhong, Mixing in a 3D spherical model of present day mantle convection, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 171, 533-547, 1999.

    60. 1998

  60. Zhong, S.J., M. Gurnis, and L. Moresi, The role of faults, nonlinear rheology, and viscosity structure in generating plates from instantaneous mantle flow models, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 15255-15268, 1998.

    61. 1997

  61. Zhong, S.J., Dynamics of crustal compensation and its influences on crustal isostasy, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 15287-15299, 1997.
  62. Zhong, S.J., and M. Gurnis, Dynamic interaction between tectonic plates, subducting slabs, and the mantle, Earth Interactions, 1997.

    63. 1996

  63. Zhong, S.J., and M. Gurnis, Incorporation of fault-bound plates in three-dimensional models of mantle flow, Nature, 383, 245-247, 1996.
  64. Zhong, S., Analytic solutions for mantle flow with lateral variation sin viscosity, Geophys J. Int., 124, 18-28, 1996.
  65. L. Moresi, S.J. Zhong, and M. Gurnis, The accuracy of finite element solutions of Stokes' flow with strongly varying viscosity, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 97, 83-94, 1996.
  66. Zhong, S.J., M. Gurnis, and L. Moresi, Free surface formulation of mantle convection, part 1: basic theory and implication to plumes, Geophys. J. Int., 127, 708-718 1996.
  67. M. Gurnis, C. Eloy, and S.J. Zhong, Free surface formulation of mantle convection, part 2: implication to subduction observables, Geophys. J. Int., 127, 719-727, 1996

    68. 1995

  68. Zhong, S.J., and M. Gurnis, Mantle convection with plates and mobile, faulted plate margins, Science, 267, 838-843, 1995.
  69. Zhong, S.J., and M. Gurnis, Towards a realistic simulations of plate margins, Geophys. Res. Lett, 22, 981-984, 1995.

    70. 1994

  70. Zhong, S.J., and M. Gurnis, The role of plates and temperature-dependent viscosity in phase change dynamics, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 15903-15917, 1994.
  71. Zhong, S.J., and M. Gurnis, Controls on trench topography from dynamic models of subducted slabs, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 15683-15695, 1994.

    72. 1993

  72. Zhong, S.J., and M. Gurnis, Dynamic feedback between an non-subducting raft and thermal convection, J. Geophys. Res., 98,12219-12232, 1993
  73. Zhong, S.J., M. Gurnis, and G. Hulbert, Accurate determination of surfac enormal stress in viscous flow from a consistent boundary flux method, Phys .Earth Planet. Inter., 78, 1-8, 1993.

    74. 1992

  74. Zhong, S.J. and M. Gurnis, Viscous flow model of a subduction zone with a faulted lithosphere: long and short wavelength topography, gravity and geoid, Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 1891-1894, 1992
  75. Zhong, S.J. and W. Xu, Numerical studies on temperature field of Zhangzhou ogeothermal field and speculations on the origin of the geothermal field, in Geophysical Studies on Fujian Geothermics, Chinese Science and Technology Press, p196-215, 1992
  76. Xu, W. and S.J. Zhong, Hydrothermal system of FuZhuo geothermal field -- numerical model and its application, in Geophysical Studies on Fujian Geothermics, Chinese Science and Technology Press, p216-233, 1992
  77. Xu, W., S.J. Zhong, and W. Bai, A earthquake source model based on curved propagation of faults, Chinese Geophysical J. , 35, 46-58, 1992

    78. 1991

  78. Gurnis, M. and S.J. Zhong, Generation of long-wavelength wavelength heterogeneity in the mantle by the dynamic interaction between plates and convection, Geophys. Res. Lett., 18, 581-584, 1991