Publications

Ke, Y., and V. S. Solomatov, Plume formation in strongly temperature-dependent viscosity fluids over a very hot surface, Phys. Fluids, 16, 1059-1063, 2004. pdf (0.1 MB)

Solomatov, V. S., Initiation of subduction by small-scale convection, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 10.1029/2003JB002628, 2004. pdf (1.4 MB) Correction: pdf (30 kB)

Vezolainen, A. V., V. S. Solomatov, J. W. Head, A. T. Basilevsky, and L.-N. Moresi, Timing of formation of Beta Regio and its geodynamical implications, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 10.1029/2002JE001889, 2003. pdf (0.6 MB)

Reese, C. C., and V. S. Solomatov, Mean field heat transfer scaling for non-Newtonian stagnant lid convection, J. Non-Newt. Fluid Mech., 107, 39-49, 2002. pdf (0.1 MB)

Reese, C. C., V. S. Solomatov, and J. R. Baumgardner, Survival of impact-induced thermal anomalies in the Martian mantle, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 10.1029/2000JE001474, 2002. pdf (0.3 MB)

Solomatov, V. S. and L.-N. Moresi, Small-scale convection in the D'' layer, J. Geophys. Res., 107, ETG 3, 1-10, 2002. pdf (0.4 MB)

Solomatov, V. S., R. El-Khozondar, and V. Tikare, Grain size in the lower mantle: constraints from numerical modelling of grain growth in two-phase systems, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 129, 265-282, 2002. pdf (0.9 MB)

Solomatov, V. S., Grain size-dependent viscosity convection and the thermal evolution of the Earth, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 191, 203-212, 2001. pdf (0.4 MB)

Solomatov, V. S. and L.-N. Moresi, Scaling of time-dependent stagnant lid convection: Application to small-scale convection on the Earth and other terrestrial planets, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 21795-21818, 2000. pdf (6.9 MB)

Solomatov, V. S., Fluid dynamics of a terrestrial magma ocean, in Origin of the Earth and Moon, edited by R. Canup and K. Righter, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, pp. 323-338, 2000. pdf (0.5 MB)

Reese, C. C., V. S. Solomatov, J. R. Baumgardner, and W.-S. Yang, Stagnant lid convection in a spherical shell, Phys. Earth. Planet. Inter., 116, 1-7, 1999. pdf (0.3 MB)

Reese, C. C., V. S. Solomatov, and L.-N. Moresi, Non-Newtonian stagnant lid convection and magmatic resurfacing of Venus, Icarus, 139, 67-80, 1999. pdf (0.3MB)

Reese, C. C., V. S. Solomatov, and L.-N. Moresi, Heat transport efficiency of stagnant lid convection with dislocation viscosity: Application to Mars and Venus, J. Geophys. Res. 103, 13643-13657, 1998. pdf (4.3 MB)

Moresi, L. and V. Solomatov, Mantle convection with a brittle lithosphere: Thoughts on the global tectonic style of the Earth and Venus, Geophys. J. 133, 669-682, 1998.

Solomatov V. S. and L.-N. Moresi, Three regimes of mantle convection with non-Newtonian viscosity and stagnant lid convection on the terrestrial planets, Geophys. Res. Lett. 24, 1907-1910, 1997. pdf (1.4 MB)

Schubert, G., V. S. Solomatov, P. J. Tackley and D. L. Turcotte, Mantle convection and the thermal evolution of Venus, in Venus II - Geology, Geophysics, Atmosphere, and Solar Wind Environment, edited by S. W. Bougher, D. M. Hunten, R. J. Phillips, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, pp. 1245-1288, 1997.

Solomatov V. S., Can hotter mantle have a larger viscosity? Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 937-940, 1996. pdf (1.3 MB)

Solomatov V. S. and L.-N. Moresi, Stagnant lid convection on Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 4737-4753, 1996. pdf (5.1 MB)

Moresi L.-N. and V. S. Solomatov, Numerical investigation of 2D convection with extremely large viscosity variations, Phys. Fluids, 7, 2154-2162, 1995. pdf (1.2 MB)

Solomatov V. S., Batch crystallization under continuous cooling: Analytical solution for diffusion limited crystal growth, J. Crystal Growth, 148, 421-431, 1995.

Solomatov V. S., Scaling of temperature- and stress-dependent viscosity convection, Phys. Fluids, 7, 266-274, 1995. pdf (1.1MB)

Solomatov V. S. and D. J. Stevenson, Can sharp seismic discontinuities be caused by non-equilibrium phase transformations? Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 125, 267-279, 1994.

Solomatov V. S., P. Olson and D. J. Stevenson, Entrainment from a bed of particles by thermal convection, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 120, 387-393, 1993.

Solomatov V. S. and D. J. Stevenson, Kinetics of crystal growth in a terrestrial magma ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 5407-5418, 1993.

Solomatov V. S. and D. J. Stevenson, Nonfractional crystallization of a terrestrial magma ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 5391-5406, 1993.

Solomatov V. S. and D. J. Stevenson, Suspension in convective layers and style of differentiation of a terrestrial magma ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 5375-5390, 1993.

Solomatov V. S., Parameterization of temperature- and stress-dependent viscosity convection and the thermal evolution of Venus, in Flow and Creep in the Solar System: Observations, Modeling and Theory , 131-145, edited by D. B. Stone and S. K. Runcorn, Kluwer, Netherlands, 1993.

Zharkov V. N., and V. S. Solomatov, Models of thermal evolution of Venus, in Venus Geology, Geochemistry and Geophysics, edited by V. L. Barsukov et al., Univ. of Arizona Press, Tucson, pp. 280-319, 1992.

Zharkov, V. N., and V. S. Solomatov, The thermal conditions of Venus, in Planetary Sciences: American and Soviet Research, National Academy Press, Washington D. C., pp. 174-190, 1991.

Solomatov, V. S., and V. N. Zharkov, The thermal regime of Venus, Icarus, 84, 280-295, 1990.

Solomatov, V. S., and V. N. Zharkov, Thermal regime of Venus, in Cosmochemistry and Comparative Planetology, 16A, Nauka, Moscow, pp. 32-45, 1989.

Solomatov, V. S., Interaction between small-scale and large-scale convection and the thermal evolution of the Earth, Proc. XIIIth Conf. of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 2, 38-43, 1988.

Solomatov, V. S., Magnetism and thermal evolution of Venus, Proc. XIIth Conf. of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 2, 51-56, 1987.

Solomatov, V. S., V. V. Leontjev, and V. N. Zharkov, Models of thermal evolution of Venus in the approximation of parameterized convection, Gerlands Beitr. Geophys. 96, 73-96, 1987.

Solomatov, V. S., V. V. Leontjev, and V. N. Zharkov, Models of thermal evolution of Venus in the approximation of parameterized convection, Astron. Vest., 20, 287-305, 1986.

Solomatov, V. S., Models of thermal evolution of Venus, Proc. XVIIth S. P. Korolev Student Conference, April 11, 1986, 43-49, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, 1986.