Education

MS, Utrecht University, 1989.
PhD Cum Laude, Utrecht University, 1993.
    (Thesis: Numerical modeling of thermochemically driven fluid flow with non-Newtonian rheology)

Appointments

Research interests

Research facility

Students

Postdocs

Meetings

MARGINS meeting on modeling of dynamics and thermal structure of subduction zones.
October 4-6, 2002, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Teaching

Other courses
   GS 153 Earthlike Planets
   GS 204 Geology and Climate of the Planets (co-taught)
   GS 420 Introduction to Geophysics
   GS 440 Methods in Field Geology (co-taught)
   GS 486 Geodynamics
   GS 525 Tectonophysics (co-taught)
   Field trip to Scotland (2005)

Publications: journal articles

1991-1994

1. Effects of depth variations on the formation of plates in mantle dynamics, A.P. van den Berg, D.A. Yuen, and P.E. van Keken, Geophys. Res. Lett., 18, 2197-2200, 1991.
2. Pulsating diapiric flows: consequences of vertical variations in mantle creep laws, P.E. van Keken, D.A. Yuen, and A.P. van den Berg, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 112, 179-194, 1992.
3. The effects of a composite non-Newtonian and Newtonian rheology on mantle convection, A.P. van den Berg, P.E. van Keken, D.A. Yuen, Geophys. J. Int., 115, 62-78, 1993.
4. The effects of shallow rheological boundaries in the upper mantle on inducing shorter time scales of diapiric flows, P.E. van Keken, D.A. Yuen, and A.P. van den Berg, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 1927-1930, 1993.
5. The effective viscosity of rocksalt: implementation of steady state creep laws in numerical models of salt diapirism, P.E. van Keken, C.J. Spiers, A.P. van den Berg, and E.J. Muyzert, Tectonophysics, 225, 457-476, 1993.
6. Cooling of the Earth in the Archaean, N.J. Vlaar, P.E. van Keken, A.P. van den Berg, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 121, 1-18, 1994.
7. Implications for mantle dynamics from the high melting temperature of perovskite, P.E. van Keken, D.A. Yuen, and A.P. van den Berg, Science, 264, 1437-1440, 1994.

   1995-1999

8. Dynamical influences of high viscosity in the lower mantle induced by the steep melting curve of perovskite: effects of curvature and time-dependence, P.E. van Keken and D.A. Yuen, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 15233-15248, 1995.
9. The interaction of a plume with a rheological boundary: comparison between 2D and 3D models, P.E. van Keken, and C.W. Gable, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 20291-20302, 1995.
10. DASPK: A new high order and adaptive time-integration technique with applications to mantle convection with strongly temperature- and pressure-dependent rheology Peter van Keken, David Yuen and Linda Petzold, Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dynamics, 80, 57-74, 1995 (PDF contains low resolution scan).
11. Rheological transition in mantle convection with a composite temperature dependent, non-Newtonian and Newtonian rheology, A.P. van den Berg, D.A. Yuen, and P.E. van Keken, Earth Plan. Sci. Lett., 129, 249-260, 1995.
12. Rheological control of oceanic crust separation in the transition zone, P.E. van Keken, S. Karato, and D.A. Yuen, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 1821-1824, 1996.
13. Evolution of starting mantle plumes: a comparison between numerical and laboratory models. Peter van Keken, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 148, 1-14, 1997.
14. A comparison of methods for the modeling of thermochemical convection Peter van Keken, Scott King, Harro Schmeling, Ulrich Christensen, Dirk Neumeister and Marie-Pierre Doin. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 22,477-22,495, 1997.
15. Whole-mantle versus layered mantle convection and the role of a high-viscosity lower mantle in terrestrial volatile evolution, Peter van Keken and Chris Ballentine, Earth Plan. Sci. Lett., 156, 19-32, 1998.
16. Dynamical models of mantle volatile evolution and the role of phase transitions and temperature-dependent rheology, Peter van Keken and Chris Ballentine, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 7137-7151, 1999.
17. Mixing in a 3D spherical model of present day mantle convection, Peter van Keken and Shijie Zhong, Earth Plan. Sci. Lett. 171, 533-547, 1999.

2000-2004

18. Cooling of the Earth: a parameterized convection study of whole vs. layered models, Allen McNamara and Peter van Keken, Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Geosystems (g-cubed.org), 1, published 15 November 2000.
19. Cylindrical scaling for dynamical cooling models of the Earth. Peter van Keken, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 124, 119-130, 2001.
20. Middle Archean continent formation by crustal delamination, Tanja Zegers and Peter van Keken, Geology, 29, 1083-1086, 2001.
21. A dynamical investigation of the heat and helium imbalance, Peter van Keken, Chris Ballentine and Don Porcelli, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 188, 421-434, 2001.
22. Localization of dislocation creep in the lower mantle: implications for seismic anisotropy, Allen McNamara, Shun Karato and Peter van Keken, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 191, 85-99, 2001.
23. Mantle mixing: the generation, preservation, and destruction of mantle heterogeneity, Peter van Keken, Erik Hauri, and Chris Ballentine, Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 30, 493-525, 2002.
24. Development of anisotropic structure in the Earth's lower mantle by solid-state convection, Allen McNamara, Peter van Keken, and Shun Karato, Nature, 416, 310-314, 2002.
25. High resolution models of subduction zones: Implications for mineral dehydration reactions and the transport of water into the deep mantle, Peter van Keken, Boris Kiefer, and Simon Peacock, Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Geosystems, 3 (10), 1056, 2002. doi: 10.1029/2001GC000256.
26. Numerical models, geochemistry, and the zero paradox noble gas mantle, Chris Ballentine, Peter van Keken, Don Porcelli, and Erik Hauri, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London, A360 (1800), 2611-2631, 2002. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2002.1083
27. Development of finite strain in the convecting lower mantle and its implications for seismic anisotropy, Allen K. McNamara, Peter E. van Keken, and S.I. Karato, J. Geophys. Res, 108 (B5), 2003. doi: 10.1029/2002JB001970.
28. The structure and dynamics of the mantle wedge, Peter E. van Keken, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 215, 323-338, 2003.

    2005-

29. Thermal structure of the Costa Rica - Nicaragua subduction zone: slab metamorphism, seismicity and arc magmatism, S.M. Peacock, P.E. van Keken, S.D. Holloway, B.R. Hacker, G. Abers, R.L. Fergason, Physics Earth Planet. Inter., 149, 187-200, 2005.
30. Thermal structure and dynamics of subduction zones: insights from observations and modeling, Van Keken, P.E., and S.D. King, Physics Earth Planet. Inter., 149, 1-6, 2005.
31. Thermal plume models and melt generation in East Africa: A dynamic modeling approach, Lin, S.-C., B.-Y. Kuo, L.-Y. Chiao, and P.E. van Keken, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 237, 175-192, 2005.
32. Multiple volcanic episodes of flood basalts caused by thermochemical plumes, Lin, S.-C., and P.E. van Keken, Nature, 436, 250-252, 2005. doi:10.1038/nature03697.
33. B-type olivine fabric in the mantle wedge: insights from high-resolution non-Newtonian subduction zone models, Kneller, E.A., P.E. van Keken, S. Karato and J. Park, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 237, 781-797, 2005.
34. Variable seasonal coupling between air and ground temperatures: a simple representation in terms of subsurface thermal diffusivity, Pollack, H.N., J. Smerdon, and P.E. van Keken, Geoph. Res. Lett., 32, L15405, doi:10.1029/2005GL023869, 2005.
35. The thermal structure of subduction zones constrained by seismic imaging: implications for slab dehydration and wedge flow, Abers, G.A., P.E. van Keken, E.A. Kneller, A. Ferris, and J.C. Stachnik, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 241, 387-397, 2006.
36. Dynamics of thermochemical plumes: 1. Plume formation and entrainment of a dense layer, Lin, S.-C., and P.E. van Keken, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 7, Q02006, doi:10.1029/2005GC001071, 2006.
37. Dynamics of thermochemical plumes: 2. Complexity of plume structures and its implications for mapping of mantle plumes, Lin, S.-C., and P.E. van Keken, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 7, Q03003, doi:10.1029/2005GC001072, 2006.
38. Deformation, stirring and material transport in thermochemical plumes, Lin, S.-C., and P. E. van Keken, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L20306, doi:10.1029/2006GL027037, 2006.
39. GeoWall: stereoscopic visualization for geoscience research and education, Johnson, A.E., J. Leigh, P.J. Morin, P.E. van Keken, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 26, 10-14, 2006.
40. Stress, strain, and B-type olivine fabric in the fore-arc mantle: sensitivity tests using high-resolution steady state subduction zone models, Kneller, E.A., P.E. van Keken, I. Katayama, S. Karato, J. Geophys. Res., vol. 112, B04406, doi:10.1029/2006JB004544, 2007.
41. Deep storage of oceanic crust in a vigorously convecting mantle, J.P. Brandenburg and Peter E. van Keken, J. Geophys. Res., 112, B06403, doi:10.1029/2006JB004813, 2007.
42. Methods for thermochemical convection in Earth's mantle with force-balanced plates, J.P. Brandenburg, P.E. van Keken, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 8, Q11004, doi:10.1029/2007GC001692, 2007.
43. Trench-parallel flow and seismic anisotropy in the Marianas and Andean subduction systems, E.A. Kneller and P.E. van Keken, Nature, 450, 1222-1225, doi:10.1038/nature06429, 2007.
44. The effects of three-dimensional slab geometry on deformation in the mantle wedge: implications for shear wave anisotropy, E.A. Kneller and P.E. van Keken, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 9, Q01003, doi:10.1029/2007GC001677, 2008.
45. Seismic imaging of subduction zone metamorphism, S. Rondenay, G.A. Abers, and P.E. van Keken, Geology, 36, 275-278, 2008, doi:10.1130/G24112A.1.
46. Olivine fabric transitions and shear wave anisotropy in the Ryukyu subduction system, E.A. Kneller, M. Long, and P.E. van Keken, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 268, 268-282, 2008.
47. A community benchmark for subduction zone modeling, P.E. van Keken, C. Currie, S.D. King, M.D. Behn, A. Cagnioncle, J. He, R.F. Katz, S.-C. Lin, E.M. Parmentier, M. Spiegelman, K. Wang, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, in press.

    Publications: Book Chapters

48. Combined results from mineral physics, tomography and mantle convection and their implications on global geodynamics, D.A. Yuen, O. Cadek, P.E. van Keken, D.M. Reuteler, H. Kyvalova, and B.A. Schroeder, in: "Seismic modeling of the Earth's structure", E. Boschi, G. Ekstrom, A. Morelli (Eds), pp. 463-505, 1996.
49. Convective mixing in the Earth's mantle, Peter van Keken, Chris Ballentine, Erik Hauri, Volume 2 "Geochemistry of the mantle and core" (Rick Carlson, editor) of the Treatise of Geochemistry (Turekian and Holland, editors), Elsevier, 2004.
50. Hotspots and melting anomalies, Ito, G., and P.E. van Keken, Volume 7, (David Bercovici, editor), Treatise on Geophysics (G. Schubert, editor), Elsevier, 2007.
51. Tectonics of the Early Earth: some geodynamic considerations. J. van Hunen, P.E. van Keken, A. Hynes, G.F. Davies, in: "When did plate tectonics begin?", K.C. Condie (editor), GSA special volume, in press.