Professor Huw Davies
Reader
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a'r Amgylchedd
- DaviesJH2@caerdydd.ac.uk
- +44 29208 75182
- Y Prif Adeilad, Ystafell 2.37B, Plas y Parc, Caerdydd, CF10 3AT
- Siarad Cymraeg
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Interests
I have an interest in understanding global solid Earth processes, especially ones related to the mantle (the region between the crust and the core). I undertake this research through a combination of numerical modelling and data processing, especially by bringing strong observations to bear on numerical models. The models frequently utilise High-Performance Computing. They have included proposing slab break-off, assessing source region of subduction zone magmatism, subduction zone dynamics, mantle seismic structure, mantle heat flux, mantle circulation modelling, models of mantle dynamics underpinning mantle geochemistry and planetary formation and evolution. I also have a strong interest in supporting early career researchers interested in related research.
- Mantle
- Geodynamics
- Geophysics
- Subduction zone dynamics
- Numerical modelling
Cyhoeddiad
2022
- Panton, J., Davies, J. H., Elliott, T., Andersen, M., Porcelli, D. and Price, M. G. 2022. Investigating influences on the Pb Pseudo‐Isochron using three‐dimensional mantle convection models with a continental reservoir. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 23(8), article number: e2021GC010309. (10.1029/2021gc010309)
2019
- Price, M., Davies, J. and Panton, J. 2019. Controls on the deep water cycle within three-dimensional mantle convection models. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 20(5) (10.1029/2018GC008158)
- Phillips, T. N., Oldham, D. and Davies, J. H. 2019. Towards global SEM mantle convection simulations on Polyhedral-based grids. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics 348, pp. 48-57. (10.1016/j.cam.2018.08.042)
2018
- Mitchell, N. C. and Davies, J. H. 2018. Equatorial Pacific gravity lineaments: interpretations with basement topography along seismic reflection lines. Marine Geophysical Research 39(4), pp. 551-565. (10.1007/s11001-018-9351-x)
- Price, M., Davies, J. and Panton, J. 2018. Constraining the global water budget: Understanding the deep-water cycle using 3-D mantle convection models. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, 10-14 December 2018. pp. -.
- Davies, J. and Price, M. 2018. Examining the role of chemical heterogeneity on the deep mantle seismic signature using 3D thermo-chemical mantle modelling. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, 10-14 December 2018.
- Price, M. and Davies, J. 2018. Profiling the robustness, efficiency and limits of the forward-adjoint method for 3D mantle convection modelling. Geophysical Journal International 212(2), pp. 1450-1462. (10.1093/gji/ggx489)
2017
- Price, M., Davies, J. and Panton, J. 2017. Investigating melting induced mantle heterogeneities in plate driven mantle convection models. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 11-15 December, 2015.
- Wolstencroft, M. and Davies, J. H. 2017. Breaking supercontinents; no need to choose between passive or active. Solid Earth 8, pp. 817-825. (10.5194/se-8-817-2017)
- Barry, T. L. et al. 2017. Whole-mantle convection with tectonic plates preserves long-term global patterns of upper mantle geochemistry. Scientific Reports 7, article number: 1870. (10.1038/s41598-017-01816-y)
2016
- Van Heck, H. J., Davies, J. H., Elliott, T. and Porcelli, D. 2016. Global-scale modeling of melting and isotopic evolution of Earth's mantle: melting modules for TERRA. Geoscientific Model Development 9, pp. 1399–1411. (10.5194/gmd-9-1399-2016)
- Price, M. and Davies, J. 2016. Investigating past mantle structures with assimilation techniques in mantle convection models. Presented at: China-UK Workshop on Deep Volatiles, Mineral Deposits and Geodynamics, State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, Nanjing, China, 9-15 September 2016.
2015
- Davies, J. H., Garel, F., Davies, R. and Goes, S. 2015. Overriding plate deformation during subduction evolution [invited paper]. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 14-18 December 2015.
- Van Heck, H., Davies, J. H., Nowacki, A. and Wookey, J. 2015. Probing seismically melting induced mantle heterogeneities in the thermo-chemical convection models. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 14-18 December 2015.
- Price, M. and Davies, J. H. 2015. Testing the stability of LLSVPs using the full adjoint method for mantle circulation models. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 14-18 December, 2015.
- Price, M. and Davies, J. H. 2015. Testing the limit of predicitability of mantle circulation models. Presented at: British Geophysical Association Postgraduate Research in Progress Meeting 2015, National Oceanographic Centre, Southampton, UK, 10-11 September 2015.
- Walker, A., Davies, J., Davies, D. R. and Wookey, J. 2015. Linking TERRA and DRex to relate mantle convection and seismic anisotropy. Presented at: European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April 2015.
- Davies, J. H., Van Heck, H., Nowacki, A., Wookey, J., Elliott, T. and Porcelli, D. 2015. Dynamic coupling of bulk chemistry, trace elements and mantle flow. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 14-18 December, 2015.
- Nowacki, A., Van Heck, H., Davies, R., Davies, J. H. and Wookey, J. 2015. Plumes, piles or puddings? Testing hypotheses of lowermost mantle dynamics with geodynamic and seismic calculations. Presented at: GeoBerlin - Annual Meeting DGGV DMG, Berlin, Germany, 4-7 October 2015.
2014
- Garel, F., Goes, S., Davies, R., Davies, J. H., Kramer, S. and Wilson, C. 2014. Interaction of subducted slabs with the mantle transition-zone: A regime diagram from 2-D thermo-mechanical models with a mobile trench and an overriding plate. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 15(5), pp. 1739-1765. (10.1002/2014GC005257)
2013
- Davies, J. H. 2013. Global map of solid earth surface heat flow. Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems 14(10), pp. 4608-4622. (10.1002/ggge.20271)
- Davies, D. R., Davies, J. H., Bollada, P. C., Hassan, O., Morgan, K. and Nithiarasu, A. 2013. A hierarchical mesh refinement technique for global 3-D spherical mantle convection modelling. Geoscientific Model Development 6, pp. 1095-1107. (10.5194/gmd-6-1095-2013)
- Davies, J. H. and Van Heck, H. 2013. Improving hydrocarbon exploration through mantle circulation modeling. Presented at: 75th EAGE Conference and Exhibition, London, UK, 10-13 June 2013. European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, (10.3997/2214-4609.20130101)
2012
- Davies, D. R., Goes, S., Davies, J. H., Schuberth, B. S. A., Bunge, H. and Ritsema, J. 2012. Reconciling dynamic and seismic models of Earth's lower mantle: the dominant role of thermal heterogeneity. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 353-54, pp. 253-269. (10.1016/j.epsl.2012.08.016)
- Oldham, D. N., Davies, J. H. and Phillips, T. N. 2012. Generic polyhedron grid generation for solving partial differential equations on spherical surfaces. Computers & Geosciences 39, pp. 11-17. (10.1016/j.cageo.2011.06.004)
2011
- Wolstencroft, M. and Davies, J. H. 2011. Influence of the Ringwoodite-Perovskite transition on mantle convection in spherical geometry as a function of Clapeyron slope and Rayleigh number. Solid Earth 2, pp. 315-326. (10.5194/se-2-315-2011)
- Wolstencroft, M. and Davies, J. H. 2011. Influence of the Ringwoodite-Perovskite transition on mantle convection in spherical geometry as a function of Clapeyron slope and Rayleigh number. Solid Earth 3, pp. 713-741. (10.5194/sed-3-713-2011)
2010
- Davies, J. H. and Davies, D. R. 2010. Earth's surface heat flux. Solid Earth 1(1), pp. 5-24. (10.5194/se-1-5-2010)
2009
- Davies, D. R. and Davies, J. H. 2009. Thermally-driven mantle plumes reconcile multiple hot-spot observations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 278(1-2), pp. 50-54. (10.1016/j.epsl.2008.11.027)
- Wolstencroft, M., Davies, J. H. and Davies, D. R. 2009. Nusselt-Rayleigh number scaling for spherical shell Earth mantle simulation up to a Rayleigh number of 109109. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 176(1-2), pp. 132-141. (10.1016/j.pepi.2009.05.002)
2008
- Davies, J. H. 2008. Did a mega-collision dry Venus' interior?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 268(3-4), pp. 376-383. (10.1016/j.epsl.2008.01.031)
- Davies, D. R., Davies, J. H., Hassan, O., Morgan, K. and Nithiarasu, P. 2008. Adaptive finite element methods in geodynamics: convection dominated mid-ocean ridge and subduction zone simulations. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow 18(7/8), pp. 1015-1035. (10.1108/09615530810899079)
2007
- Davies, D. R., Davies, J. H., Hassan, O., Morgan, K. and Nithiarasu, P. 2007. Investigations into the applicability of adaptive finite element methods to two-dimensional infinite Prandtl number thermal and thermochemical convection. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 8(5), article number: Q05010. (10.1029/2006GC001470)
2006
- Davies, J. H. and Bunge, B. H. 2006. Are splash plumes the origin of minor hotspots?. Geology 34(5), pp. 349-352. (10.1130/G22193.1)
- Wolstencroft, M., Rana, O. F. and Davies, J. H. 2006. Distributed storage of high-volume environmental simulation data: mantle modelling. Presented at: 2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006), Hong Kong, 18-22 December 20062006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006 main conference proceedings) : (WI ’06) : proceedings : 18-22 December, 2006, Hong Kong, China. Los Alamitos, Calif: IEEE Computer Society pp. 991-996., (10.1109/WI.2006.63)
2005
- Davies, J. H. 2005. Steady plumes produced by downwellings in Earth-like vigor spherical whole mantle convection models. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 6(12), pp. 1-25. (10.1029/2005GC001042)
- Davies, J. H. 2005. Steady plumes produced by downwellings in Earth-like vigor spherical whole mantle convection models. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 6(12), article number: Q12001. (10.1029/2005GC001042)
2004
- Oldham, D. N. and Davies, J. H. 2004. Numerical investigation of layered convection in a three-dimensional shell with application to planetary mantles. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 5(12), pp. 1-25. (10.1029/2003GC000603)
- Rhodes, M. and Davies, J. H. 2004. Constructing a Geodynamic A Priori Seismic (GAPS) velocity model of upper mantle heterogeneity. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 5(3) (10.1029/2003GC000622)
2002
- Davies, J. H., Brodholt, J. P. and Wood, B. J. 2002. Introduction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 360(1800), pp. 2361-2369. (10.1098/rsta.2002.1086)
- Davies, J. H. 2002. Earth science: breaking plates. Nature 418(6899), pp. 736-738. (10.1038/418736a)
- Davies, J. H., Brodholt, J. P. and Wood, B. J. eds. 2002. Chemical reservoirs and convection in the Earth's mantle. Philosophical Transactions Royal Society London A Vol. 1800. London: Royal Society.
2001
- Rhodes, M. and Davies, J. H. 2001. Tomographic imaging of multiple mantle plumes in the uppermost lower mantle. Geophysical Journal International 147(1), pp. 88-92. (10.1046/j.0956-540x.2001.01512.x)
- Davies, J. H. and Bunge, H. 2001. Seismically ”fast” geodynamic mantle models. Geophysical Research Letters 28(1), pp. 73-76. (10.1029/2000GL011805)
- Rhodes, M. and Davies, J. H. 2001. Tomographic imaging of multiple mantle plumes in the uppermost lower mantle. Geophysical Journal International 147(1), pp. 88-92. (10.1046/j.0956-540x.2001.01512.x)
- Bunge, H. and Davies, J. H. 2001. Tomographic images of a mantle circulation model. Geophysical Research Letters 28(1), pp. 77-80. (10.1029/2000GL011804)
2000
- Leng, J., Brooke, J., Hewitt, T. and Davies, J. H. 2000. Visualization of seismic data in geophysics and astrophysics. Presented at: SGI 2000 Users' Conference Proceedings, Krakow, Poland, 11-14th October 2000. pp. 112-123.
1999
- Davies, J. 1999. Simple analytic model for subduction zone thermal structure. Geophysical Journal International 139(3), pp. 823-828. (10.1046/j.1365-246x.1999.00991.x)
- Rowland, A. and Davies, J. H. 1999. Buoyancy rather than rheology controls the thickness of the overriding mechanical lithosphere at subduction zones. Geophysical Research Letters 26(19), pp. 3037-3040. (10.1029/1999GL005347)
- Davies, J. H. 1999. The role of hydraulic fractures and intermediate-depth earthquakes in subduction-zone magmatism. Nature 398(6723), pp. 142-145. (10.1038/18202)
1998
- Davies, J. H. and von Blanckenburg, F. 1998. Thermal controls on slab breakoff and the rise of high-pressure rocks during continental collisions. In: Hacker, B. and Liou, J. G. eds. When continents collide : Geodynamics and geochemistry of ultrahigh-pressure rocks. Petrology and Structural Geology Vol. 10. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 97-115.
1996
- von Blanckenburg, F. and Davies, J. H. 1996. Feasibility of double slab breakoff (Cretaceous and Tertiary) during the Alpine convergence. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 89(1), pp. 111-127.
1995
- Davies, J. H. and von Blanckenburg, F. 1995. Slab breakoff: A model of lithosphere detachment and its test in the magmatism and deformation of collisional orogens. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 129(1-4), pp. 85-102. (10.1016/0012-821X(94)00237-S)
- von Blanckenburg, F. and Davies, J. H. 1995. Slab breakoff: A model for syncollisional magmatism and tectonics in the Alps. Tectonics 14(1), pp. 120-131. (10.1029/94TC02051)
1994
- Davies, J. H. 1994. Lateral water transport across a dynamic mantle wedge: a model for subduction zone magmatism. In: Ryan, M. P. ed. Magmatic Systems. International Geophysics series Vol. 57. San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 197-221.
1992
- Davies, J. H. and Stevenson, D. J. 1992. Physical model of source region of subduction zone volcanics. Journal of Geophysical Research 97(B2), pp. 2037-2070. (10.1029/91JB02571)
- Davies, J. H. 1992. Lower bound estimate of average earthquake mislocation from variance of travel-time residuals. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 75(1-3), pp. 89-101. (10.1016/0031-9201(92)90120-K)
- Davies, J. H., Gudmundsson, O. and Clayton, R. W. 1992. Spectra of mantle shear wave velocity structure. Geophysical Journal International 108(3), pp. 865-882. (10.1111/j.1365-246X.1992.tb03476.x)
1991
- Davies, J. H. and Bickle, M. J. 1991. A physical model for the volume and composition of melt produced by hydrous fluxing above subduction zones. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 335(1638), pp. 355-364. (10.1098/rsta.1991.0051)
1990
- Gudmundsson, O., Davies, J. H. and Clayton, R. W. 1990. Stochastic analysis of global travel time data: Mantle heterogeneity and random errors in the ISC data. Geophysical Journal International 102(1), pp. 25-43. (10.1111/j.1365-246X.1990.tb00528.x)
Adrannau llyfrau
- Davies, J. H. and von Blanckenburg, F. 1998. Thermal controls on slab breakoff and the rise of high-pressure rocks during continental collisions. In: Hacker, B. and Liou, J. G. eds. When continents collide : Geodynamics and geochemistry of ultrahigh-pressure rocks. Petrology and Structural Geology Vol. 10. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 97-115.
- Davies, J. H. 1994. Lateral water transport across a dynamic mantle wedge: a model for subduction zone magmatism. In: Ryan, M. P. ed. Magmatic Systems. International Geophysics series Vol. 57. San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 197-221.
Cynadleddau
- Price, M., Davies, J. and Panton, J. 2018. Constraining the global water budget: Understanding the deep-water cycle using 3-D mantle convection models. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, 10-14 December 2018. pp. -.
- Davies, J. and Price, M. 2018. Examining the role of chemical heterogeneity on the deep mantle seismic signature using 3D thermo-chemical mantle modelling. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, 10-14 December 2018.
- Price, M., Davies, J. and Panton, J. 2017. Investigating melting induced mantle heterogeneities in plate driven mantle convection models. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 11-15 December, 2015.
- Price, M. and Davies, J. 2016. Investigating past mantle structures with assimilation techniques in mantle convection models. Presented at: China-UK Workshop on Deep Volatiles, Mineral Deposits and Geodynamics, State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, Nanjing, China, 9-15 September 2016.
- Davies, J. H., Garel, F., Davies, R. and Goes, S. 2015. Overriding plate deformation during subduction evolution [invited paper]. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 14-18 December 2015.
- Van Heck, H., Davies, J. H., Nowacki, A. and Wookey, J. 2015. Probing seismically melting induced mantle heterogeneities in the thermo-chemical convection models. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 14-18 December 2015.
- Price, M. and Davies, J. H. 2015. Testing the stability of LLSVPs using the full adjoint method for mantle circulation models. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 14-18 December, 2015.
- Price, M. and Davies, J. H. 2015. Testing the limit of predicitability of mantle circulation models. Presented at: British Geophysical Association Postgraduate Research in Progress Meeting 2015, National Oceanographic Centre, Southampton, UK, 10-11 September 2015.
- Walker, A., Davies, J., Davies, D. R. and Wookey, J. 2015. Linking TERRA and DRex to relate mantle convection and seismic anisotropy. Presented at: European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April 2015.
- Davies, J. H., Van Heck, H., Nowacki, A., Wookey, J., Elliott, T. and Porcelli, D. 2015. Dynamic coupling of bulk chemistry, trace elements and mantle flow. Presented at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 14-18 December, 2015.
- Nowacki, A., Van Heck, H., Davies, R., Davies, J. H. and Wookey, J. 2015. Plumes, piles or puddings? Testing hypotheses of lowermost mantle dynamics with geodynamic and seismic calculations. Presented at: GeoBerlin - Annual Meeting DGGV DMG, Berlin, Germany, 4-7 October 2015.
- Davies, J. H. and Van Heck, H. 2013. Improving hydrocarbon exploration through mantle circulation modeling. Presented at: 75th EAGE Conference and Exhibition, London, UK, 10-13 June 2013. European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, (10.3997/2214-4609.20130101)
- Wolstencroft, M., Rana, O. F. and Davies, J. H. 2006. Distributed storage of high-volume environmental simulation data: mantle modelling. Presented at: 2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006), Hong Kong, 18-22 December 20062006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006 main conference proceedings) : (WI ’06) : proceedings : 18-22 December, 2006, Hong Kong, China. Los Alamitos, Calif: IEEE Computer Society pp. 991-996., (10.1109/WI.2006.63)
- Leng, J., Brooke, J., Hewitt, T. and Davies, J. H. 2000. Visualization of seismic data in geophysics and astrophysics. Presented at: SGI 2000 Users' Conference Proceedings, Krakow, Poland, 11-14th October 2000. pp. 112-123.
Erthyglau
- Panton, J., Davies, J. H., Elliott, T., Andersen, M., Porcelli, D. and Price, M. G. 2022. Investigating influences on the Pb Pseudo‐Isochron using three‐dimensional mantle convection models with a continental reservoir. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 23(8), article number: e2021GC010309. (10.1029/2021gc010309)
- Price, M., Davies, J. and Panton, J. 2019. Controls on the deep water cycle within three-dimensional mantle convection models. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 20(5) (10.1029/2018GC008158)
- Phillips, T. N., Oldham, D. and Davies, J. H. 2019. Towards global SEM mantle convection simulations on Polyhedral-based grids. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics 348, pp. 48-57. (10.1016/j.cam.2018.08.042)
- Mitchell, N. C. and Davies, J. H. 2018. Equatorial Pacific gravity lineaments: interpretations with basement topography along seismic reflection lines. Marine Geophysical Research 39(4), pp. 551-565. (10.1007/s11001-018-9351-x)
- Price, M. and Davies, J. 2018. Profiling the robustness, efficiency and limits of the forward-adjoint method for 3D mantle convection modelling. Geophysical Journal International 212(2), pp. 1450-1462. (10.1093/gji/ggx489)
- Wolstencroft, M. and Davies, J. H. 2017. Breaking supercontinents; no need to choose between passive or active. Solid Earth 8, pp. 817-825. (10.5194/se-8-817-2017)
- Barry, T. L. et al. 2017. Whole-mantle convection with tectonic plates preserves long-term global patterns of upper mantle geochemistry. Scientific Reports 7, article number: 1870. (10.1038/s41598-017-01816-y)
- Van Heck, H. J., Davies, J. H., Elliott, T. and Porcelli, D. 2016. Global-scale modeling of melting and isotopic evolution of Earth's mantle: melting modules for TERRA. Geoscientific Model Development 9, pp. 1399–1411. (10.5194/gmd-9-1399-2016)
- Garel, F., Goes, S., Davies, R., Davies, J. H., Kramer, S. and Wilson, C. 2014. Interaction of subducted slabs with the mantle transition-zone: A regime diagram from 2-D thermo-mechanical models with a mobile trench and an overriding plate. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 15(5), pp. 1739-1765. (10.1002/2014GC005257)
- Davies, J. H. 2013. Global map of solid earth surface heat flow. Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems 14(10), pp. 4608-4622. (10.1002/ggge.20271)
- Davies, D. R., Davies, J. H., Bollada, P. C., Hassan, O., Morgan, K. and Nithiarasu, A. 2013. A hierarchical mesh refinement technique for global 3-D spherical mantle convection modelling. Geoscientific Model Development 6, pp. 1095-1107. (10.5194/gmd-6-1095-2013)
- Davies, D. R., Goes, S., Davies, J. H., Schuberth, B. S. A., Bunge, H. and Ritsema, J. 2012. Reconciling dynamic and seismic models of Earth's lower mantle: the dominant role of thermal heterogeneity. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 353-54, pp. 253-269. (10.1016/j.epsl.2012.08.016)
- Oldham, D. N., Davies, J. H. and Phillips, T. N. 2012. Generic polyhedron grid generation for solving partial differential equations on spherical surfaces. Computers & Geosciences 39, pp. 11-17. (10.1016/j.cageo.2011.06.004)
- Wolstencroft, M. and Davies, J. H. 2011. Influence of the Ringwoodite-Perovskite transition on mantle convection in spherical geometry as a function of Clapeyron slope and Rayleigh number. Solid Earth 2, pp. 315-326. (10.5194/se-2-315-2011)
- Wolstencroft, M. and Davies, J. H. 2011. Influence of the Ringwoodite-Perovskite transition on mantle convection in spherical geometry as a function of Clapeyron slope and Rayleigh number. Solid Earth 3, pp. 713-741. (10.5194/sed-3-713-2011)
- Davies, J. H. and Davies, D. R. 2010. Earth's surface heat flux. Solid Earth 1(1), pp. 5-24. (10.5194/se-1-5-2010)
- Davies, D. R. and Davies, J. H. 2009. Thermally-driven mantle plumes reconcile multiple hot-spot observations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 278(1-2), pp. 50-54. (10.1016/j.epsl.2008.11.027)
- Wolstencroft, M., Davies, J. H. and Davies, D. R. 2009. Nusselt-Rayleigh number scaling for spherical shell Earth mantle simulation up to a Rayleigh number of 109109. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 176(1-2), pp. 132-141. (10.1016/j.pepi.2009.05.002)
- Davies, J. H. 2008. Did a mega-collision dry Venus' interior?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 268(3-4), pp. 376-383. (10.1016/j.epsl.2008.01.031)
- Davies, D. R., Davies, J. H., Hassan, O., Morgan, K. and Nithiarasu, P. 2008. Adaptive finite element methods in geodynamics: convection dominated mid-ocean ridge and subduction zone simulations. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow 18(7/8), pp. 1015-1035. (10.1108/09615530810899079)
- Davies, D. R., Davies, J. H., Hassan, O., Morgan, K. and Nithiarasu, P. 2007. Investigations into the applicability of adaptive finite element methods to two-dimensional infinite Prandtl number thermal and thermochemical convection. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 8(5), article number: Q05010. (10.1029/2006GC001470)
- Davies, J. H. and Bunge, B. H. 2006. Are splash plumes the origin of minor hotspots?. Geology 34(5), pp. 349-352. (10.1130/G22193.1)
- Davies, J. H. 2005. Steady plumes produced by downwellings in Earth-like vigor spherical whole mantle convection models. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 6(12), pp. 1-25. (10.1029/2005GC001042)
- Davies, J. H. 2005. Steady plumes produced by downwellings in Earth-like vigor spherical whole mantle convection models. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 6(12), article number: Q12001. (10.1029/2005GC001042)
- Oldham, D. N. and Davies, J. H. 2004. Numerical investigation of layered convection in a three-dimensional shell with application to planetary mantles. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 5(12), pp. 1-25. (10.1029/2003GC000603)
- Rhodes, M. and Davies, J. H. 2004. Constructing a Geodynamic A Priori Seismic (GAPS) velocity model of upper mantle heterogeneity. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 5(3) (10.1029/2003GC000622)
- Davies, J. H., Brodholt, J. P. and Wood, B. J. 2002. Introduction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 360(1800), pp. 2361-2369. (10.1098/rsta.2002.1086)
- Davies, J. H. 2002. Earth science: breaking plates. Nature 418(6899), pp. 736-738. (10.1038/418736a)
- Rhodes, M. and Davies, J. H. 2001. Tomographic imaging of multiple mantle plumes in the uppermost lower mantle. Geophysical Journal International 147(1), pp. 88-92. (10.1046/j.0956-540x.2001.01512.x)
- Davies, J. H. and Bunge, H. 2001. Seismically ”fast” geodynamic mantle models. Geophysical Research Letters 28(1), pp. 73-76. (10.1029/2000GL011805)
- Rhodes, M. and Davies, J. H. 2001. Tomographic imaging of multiple mantle plumes in the uppermost lower mantle. Geophysical Journal International 147(1), pp. 88-92. (10.1046/j.0956-540x.2001.01512.x)
- Bunge, H. and Davies, J. H. 2001. Tomographic images of a mantle circulation model. Geophysical Research Letters 28(1), pp. 77-80. (10.1029/2000GL011804)
- Davies, J. 1999. Simple analytic model for subduction zone thermal structure. Geophysical Journal International 139(3), pp. 823-828. (10.1046/j.1365-246x.1999.00991.x)
- Rowland, A. and Davies, J. H. 1999. Buoyancy rather than rheology controls the thickness of the overriding mechanical lithosphere at subduction zones. Geophysical Research Letters 26(19), pp. 3037-3040. (10.1029/1999GL005347)
- Davies, J. H. 1999. The role of hydraulic fractures and intermediate-depth earthquakes in subduction-zone magmatism. Nature 398(6723), pp. 142-145. (10.1038/18202)
- von Blanckenburg, F. and Davies, J. H. 1996. Feasibility of double slab breakoff (Cretaceous and Tertiary) during the Alpine convergence. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 89(1), pp. 111-127.
- Davies, J. H. and von Blanckenburg, F. 1995. Slab breakoff: A model of lithosphere detachment and its test in the magmatism and deformation of collisional orogens. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 129(1-4), pp. 85-102. (10.1016/0012-821X(94)00237-S)
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Llyfrau
- Davies, J. H., Brodholt, J. P. and Wood, B. J. eds. 2002. Chemical reservoirs and convection in the Earth's mantle. Philosophical Transactions Royal Society London A Vol. 1800. London: Royal Society.
Ymchwil
I lead the Solid Earth Research Theme (2015-16 before becoming School Director of Research), and lead one of its sub-constituent groups, the Mantle Geodynamics Group (MGG) which is part of the Tectonics and Geophysics Research Group. The MGG tries to understand how the region between the crust and the core, called the mantle, drives Earth dynamics including plate tectonics. We primarily do this using advanced numerical models on high performance computers. We constrain the models using observational data from many disciplines ranging from seismology and geodesy to geochemistry, geology and petrology.
Recent Grants
NERC Grant – NE/M000400/1 - Lead PI of Cardiff element – “Volatile legacy of the Early Earth”, £124k (FEC) – September 2014-September 2019. This Consortium is led by Prof. Walter (Univ. Bristol) (Part of NERC Programme - Volatiles, geodynamics and solid earth controls on the habitable planet).
NERC Grant – NE/M000397/1 Lead PI of Cardiff element – “Mantle volatiles : processes, reservoirs and fluxes”, £221k (FEC) - Sept 2014 – Oct 2019. This Consortium is led by Prof. Ballentine (Univ. Oxford) (Part of NERC Programme - Volatiles, geodynamics and solid earth controls on the habitable planet).
NERC Standard Grant – NE/K004824/1 -£428,490 (£240,763 Cardiff element; £192,610 awarded) – Lead PI, co-I James Wookey (Univ. of Bristol) – Project Partners – Rhodri Davies (Australian National University), Christine Thomas (Univ Muenster), Lars Stixrude and Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni (UCL) - Superplumes, superpiles or superpuddings? Understanding the thermochemical dynamics of the mantle with waveform seismology – September 30 2013 - September 2017.
NERC Standard Grant – NE/I024429/1 - £428,490 (£204,669 from NERC to CU) –Lead PI -Understanding how the mantle transition-zone 'valve' controls slab fate – June 1, 2012 - 2016
Addysgu
I lecture on modules Earth and Planetary System Science (to become Planet Earth) (yr 1), Plate Tectonics (yr 2), Dynamic Earth (yr 3) and Geodynamics (yr 4). I previously lectured on Geographical Information Systems (GIS) (Years 1 to 3).
Bywgraffiad
- Reader in Earth and Ocean Sciences – School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University (2008 - present)
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Earth and Ocean Sciecnes – School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University (2001 - 2008)
- Lecturer in Geophysics – Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Liverpool (1992-2001)
- NERC Research Fellow – Institute of Theoretical Geophysics, University of Cambridge (1990-1992)
- PhD – Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (1989)
- MS – Geophysics, California Institute of Technology (1988)
- BA Natural Sciences – Physics and Theoretical Physics - University of Cambridge (1983)
Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau
Honours and Awards (excluding Grants)
- Executive Editor, for Geodynamics/Geodesy, Solid Earth journal, 2015 - present.
- President, Geodynamics Division, European Geosciences Union, 2009-11, 2011-13
- Member Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) Peer Review College 2007-2010, 2012-present
- Member Europena Research Council Peer Review College
- Member European Science Foundation Peer Review College
- Member Editorial Board - Tectonophysics (1998 - present)
- Member Editorial Board - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors (1998 - present)
- NERC Research Fellowship 1990-1992
- NERC Research Fellowship (renewed) 1992
- Scholarship, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, USA 1984-1989
- Senior Scholarship for First Class Performance, St. John's College, Cambridge 1982
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
- Royal Astronomical Society
- American Geophysical Union
- European Geosciences Union
- Cymdeithas Wyddonol Caerdydd
- British Geophysical Association
Safleoedd academaidd blaenorol
- Theoretical Geophysics Lecturer - University of Liverpool
- Lecturer / Senior Lecturer – Cardiff University
Pwyllgorau ac adolygu
External Committees
- 2013 - present: Member Geophysics Forum (Geological Society of London and Royal Astronomcal Society)
University Committees
- 2008 - present: Advanced Research Computing at Cardiff (ARCCA) – Oversight Committee
- 2009 - present: Advanced Research Computing at Cardiff (ARCCA) - Operational and User Group Committee
- 2016 - present: University Director of Research Forum
- 2016 - present: Physical Sciences and Engineering College Director of Research Committee
School Committees
- 2016 - present: School Executive Commitee
- 2016 - present: Chair School Research Committee
- 2001 - present: School Exam Boards
- 2002-2015: Chair School IT Committee
- pre 2014 - member of School (i) Finance, (ii) Teaching, (iii) Research; Committees
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
Mae gen i ddiddordeb mewn arwain prosiectau goruchwylio sy'n gysylltiedig â
- Mantle Dynamics
- geodynameg
- subduction
- eirin a chwyddiadau mantell
a chyd-oruchwylio ystod ehangach o brosiectau lle mae
- Geoffiseg
- Cydrannau rhifiadol
Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n goruchwylio
- Zhibin Lei - esblygiad Tectonic o Craton Gogledd Tsieina
- James Panton - Cylch anweddol Mantle, gan gynnwys Pb-Pb pseudo-isochron
- Duo Zhang - Ffurfio Basins Arc Back
Rwy'n cyd-oruchwylio, Jennifer Ellis (Faulting in a mineralised intrusion), Eveanjelene Snee (Volcanic Eruptions) a Joel Rodney (Univ. Bryste, isotopau Mantle).
Goruchwyliaeth gyfredol

Miss Duo Zhang
Myfyriwr ymchwil
Ardrawiad
Allgymorth
Cangen Severnside Prifysgol Agored - Cyflwyniad ar "Mantle Engine", Dydd Sadwrn Rhagfyr 7fed 2019, yng nghyfarfod y Nadolig.
Rwyf wedi cyflwyno i lawer o Grwpiau Ysgol sy'n ymweld â'r Ystafell Ddelweddu 3D yn yr Ysgol. Bydd hyn ar bynciau sy'n ymwneud â darfudiad mantle, gan gynnwys yn Gymraeg.
Ardrawiad
Rwyf wedi gwneud ymchwil gydag amrywiaeth o gwmnïau geowyddoniaeth.
Cyfryngau (2020 ymlaen)
Cafodd prosiect MC2 ei gynnwys ar wefan Newyddion y BBC ar https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52701935 Mai 2020
Siarad Radio - Mehefin 2020
BBC Radio Swydd Gaergrawnt - Mehefin 2020
BBC Radio 5 Live - Mehefin 2020
Radio National, ABC Awstralia - Mehefin 2020
Podlediad Gwyddonwyr Noeth - Mehefin 2020