David Bercovici

David Bercovici

Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Co-Director of Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture
Earth & Planetary Sciences

Bio

Research Interests:

Geophysical and geological fluid dynamics

Continuum mechanics

  • Multiphase and multicomponent physics
  • Shear localization and damage theory
  • Coupling of microstructural and continuum physics

Research Topics:

Mantle convection

Lithosphere dynamics and origin of plate tectonics

Water and volatiles in the mantle and geochemical evolution of the Earth

Hotspots, mantle plumes

Volcanic flows and eruptions

Planetesimal formation and evolution

Carbon sequestration

Education

Ph.D. Geophysics and Space Physics, 1989, UCLA
M.S. in Geophysics and Space Physics, UCLA, 1987
B.S. in Physics, Harvey Mudd College 1982

Courses

Undergraduate:

  • G&G 100 Natural Disasters (Fall 2013)
  • G&G 020 Origins of Everything (Spring 2014)

Graduate

  • G&G525 Introduction Continuum Mechanics
  • G&G529 Geodynamics

Students & Postdocs

Current Yale Students and Postdocs

Kexin Zhang (PhD Student)

Kavya Agarwal (PhD Student)

Maggie Yao (PhD Student)

Natalia Nevskay (Postdoc - shared with Jennifer Girard)

Past Yale Students and Postdocs

Elvira Mulyukova (Postdoc, Research Scientist 2015-2021).  Asst. Professor, Northwestern University

Zhongtian Zhang (PhD student 2017-2023). Carnegie Fellow (2023-2025).  Harry Hess Fellow,  Princeton University (starting Aug 2025)

Jake Jordan (Postdoc 2017-2019)

Yang Liao (Postdoc  June 2015 - Feb 2017).   Assistant Scienctist, WHOI

Zhenyu (Andy) Cai (Graduate Student).   Now Staff Scientist COMSOL

Brad Foley (Graduate Student); now Assoc. Professor,  Penns State Univ. 

Karen Pazkowski (Graduate Student; now NSF Science Policy Fellow, Wash. DC)

Peter Driscoll (Postdoc). Currently Staff Scientist,   DTM Carnegie Inst. Science, Washington DC)

Viktoriya Yarushina (Postdoc), currently Research Scientist, Inst. for Energy, Norway

Billy Landuyt (Graduate Student). Now Research Scientist at Exxon Mobil)


Garrett Leahy (Graduate Student).  Research Scientist, Roxar

Ondrej Sramek (Graduate Student; faculty Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)

Sash Hier-Majumder (Postdoc; now Senior Lecturer, Royal Holloway University London)

Henri Samuel (Postdoc; now CNRS Director of Research, IPG-Paris)


Guillaume Richard (Postdoc; now Assistant Prof. Univ. Orleans)

Chloé Michaut (Postdoc). Now Professor ENS-Lyon)

John Rudge (Postdoc). now Reader, Cambridge University)

Bryony Youngs (Postdoc). Now Geophysicist, Schlumberger)

Contact Info

david.bercovici@yale.edu

+1(203) 432-3168

Mailing Address: PO Box 208109, New Haven CT 06520-8109
Street Address: 210 Whitney Ave., New Haven CT  06511

Curriculum Vitae

Publications

  1. Mulyukova, E. and D. Bercovici, D., Mantle convection in the terrestrial planets, in Oxford Encyclopedia of Planetary Science, under contract and submitted, 2018
  2. Mulyukova, E. and D. Bercovici, A theoretical model for the evolution of microstructure in lithospheric shear zones, Geophys. J. Int., 2018. 
  3. Bercovici, D, and E. Mulyukova, A continuum model for phase mixing and grain-damage relevant to tectonic plate boundary evolution, Phys. Earth Planet. Int. 285, 23–44, 2018.
  4. Bellas, A., S. Zhong, D. Bercovici and E. Mulyukova, Dynamic weakening with grain-damage and implications for slab detachment, Phys. Earth. Planet Int. 285, 76-90, 2018.
  5. Liao, Y. and D. Bercovici, Magma wagging and whirling: excitation by gas flux, Geophys. J. Int. 215, 713-735, 2018.
  6. Bercovici, D, E. Mulyukova and M.D. Long, A simple toy model for coupled retreat and detachment of sub- ducting slabs, J. Geodynamics, 2018.
  7. Mulyukova, E. and D. Bercovici, Collapse of passive margins by lithospheric damage and plunging grain size, Earth. Planet. Sci. Lett. 484, 341-352, 2018.
  8. Liao, Y., D. Bercovici, and M. Jellinek, Magma wagging and whirling in volcanic conduits, J. Volc. Geotherm. Res. 351, 57-74, 2018.
  9. Mulyukova, E. and D. Bercovici, Formation of lithospheric shear zones: effect of temperature on two-phase grain damage, Phys. Earth. Planet. Int. 270, 195-212, 2017.
  10. Bercovici, D. and P. Skemer, Grain damage, phase mixing and plate-boundary formation, Journal of Geodynamics ,   108 40-55, 2017.
  11. Ricard, Y., D. Bercovici and F. Albarede, Thermal evolution of planets during accretion, Icarus 285, 103-117,  2017.
  12. Bercovici, D., The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less), Yale Univ. Press, 2016.
  13. Bercovici, D., How did plate tectonics begin? Speaking of Geoscience Blog, Geol. Soc America, May 2016.
  14. Bercovici, D. and Y. Ricard, Grain-damage hysteresis and plate-tectonic states, PEPI, 253, 31-47,  2016.
  15. Cai, Z., and D. Bercovici, Two-dimensional magmons with damage and the transition to magma-fracturing,   PEPI,  256, 13-25, 2016.
  16. Bercovici, D. and J. Rudge, A mechanism for mode selection in melt band instabilities, Earth Planet Sci. Lett  433 139-145, 2016.
  17. Scheinberg, A., L.T. Elkins-Tanton, G. Schubert, and D. Bercovici, Core solidification and dynamo evolution in a mantle-stripped planetesimal,  JGR-Planets 121 220, 2016.
  18. Bercovici, D., editor, Treatise on Geophysics 2ed, vol7, Mantle Dynamics; G.Schubert, editor in chief, Elsevier, New York, 2015
  19. Bercovici, D. Mantle dynamics, Past, Present and Future: An Overview, in Treatise on Geophysics, 2ed, vol. 7, Mantle Dynamics, D. Bercovici editor; G. Schubert, editor in chief, Elsevier, New York; Ch. 1, 2015.
  20. Bercovici, D., P. Tackley, Y. Ricard, The Generation of Plate Tectonics from Mantle Convection, in Treatise on Geophysics, vol. 7, Mantle Dynamics, D. Bercovici editor; G. Schubert, editor in chief, Elsevier, New York; 2015.
  21. Bercovici D., G. Schubert, Y. Ricard, Abrupt tectonics and rapid slab detachment with grain-damage, PNAS 112, 1287-1291,  2015.
  22. Rudge, J.F. and D. Bercovici, Melt-band instabilities with two-phase grain-damage, Geohys. J. Int. 201, 640-651,  2015.
  23. Yarushina, V.M., D. Bercovici, and C. Michaut, Two-phase dynamics of volcanic eruptions with particle-size distribution: choking conditions and eruptive velocity,  J. Geophys. Res. 120, 1503-1522, 2015.
  24. Qiu, L., Z. Wang; S.-i. Karato, J.J. Ague; M.L. Oristaglio, K.T. Johnson, E.W. Bolton, D. Bercovici, S. Zhang, Experimental study of the reaction kinetics between CO2-bearing fluid and olivine, submitted Chemical Geology, 20  
  25. Cai, Z., and D. Bercovici, Two-phase visco-elastic damage theory, with applications to subsurface fluid injection,  Geophys. J. Int., 199, 1481-1496, , 2014.
  26. Foley,B.J., D.Bercovici and L.T.Elkins-Tanton, Initiation of Plate Tectonics from Post-magma Ocean Thermo- Chemical Convection, J. Geophys. Res.,  119, 8538-8561, 2014.
  27. Bercovici, D. and M.D. Long, Slab rollback instability and super-continent dispersal, Geophys. Res. Lett. 41, 6659-6666.
  28. Driscoll, P. and D. Bercovici, On the thermal and magnetic histories of Earth and Venus: Influences of melting, radioactivity and conductivity, Phys. Earth. Planet. Int., 236, 36-51 2014.
  29. Foley, B.J. and D. Bercovici, Scaling laws for convection with temperature-dependent viscosity and grain- damage, Geophys. J. Int.  199, 580-603, 2014.
  30. Elkins-Tanton, L.T., and D. Bercovici, Contraction or expansion of the Moons crust during magma ocean freezing?  Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. A, 372 20130240, 2014.
  31. Bercovici, D. and Y. Ricard, Plate tectonics, damage and inheritance Nature, 508, 513-516, 2014.
  32. Bercovici, D., A. M. Jellinek, C. Michaut, D.C Roman, and R. Morse, Volcanic tremors and magma wagging: Gas flux instability and forcing mechanism, Geophys. J. Int. 195, 1001-1022, doi:10.1093/gji/ggt277, 2013.
  33. Driscoll, P. and D. Bercovici, Divergent evolution of Earth and Venus: Influence of degassing, tectonics, and magnetic fields, Icarus, 226, 1447-1464,  doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2013.07.025,  2013.
  34. Yarushina, V.M., D. Bercovici, and M.L. Oristaglio, Effect of rock rheology on fluid leak-off during hydraulic fracturing, Geophys. J. Int., 2013.
  35. Michaut, C.,  Y. Ricard, D. Bercovici,and R.S.J. Sparks, Eruption cyclicity at silicic volcanoes potentially caused by magmatic gas waves, Nature Geosciences, doi:10.1038/ngeo1928, 2013.
  36. Cai, Z., and D. Bercovici, Two-phase damage models of magma-fracturing, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 368, 1-8, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.02.023, 2013. 
  37. Bercovici, D. and Y. Ricard, Plate generation with two-phase grain-damage and pinning: Source-sink model and toroidal Flow, Earth Planet Sci. Lett. 365, 275-288, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.02.002, 2013.
  38. Yarushina, V.M., and D. Bercovici, Mineral carbon sequestration and induced seismicity, Geophys. Res. Lett. 40, ,doi: 10.1002/grl.50196, 2013.
  39. Bercovici, D. and Y. Ricard, Mechanisms for the generation of plate tectonics by two-phase grain-damage and pinning, Phys. Earth Planet. Int. 202-203, 27-55, 2012.
  40. Paczkowski, K., D. Bercovici, W. Landuyt, M. Brandon, Drip instabilities of continental lithosphere: acceleration and entrainment by damage, Geophys. J. Int. 189, 717–729, 2012.
  41. Foley, B.J., D. Bercovici and W. Landuyt, The conditions for plate tectonics on super-Earths: Inferences from convection models with damage, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 331-332, 281-290, 2012.
  42. Laske, G., A. Markee, J.A. Orcutt, C.J. Wolfe, J.A. Collins, S.C. Solomon, R.S. Detrick, D. Bercovici, E.H. Hauri Asymmetric Shallow Mantle Structure beneath the Hawaiian Swell - Evidence from Rayleigh Waves recorded by the PLUME network, Geophys. J. Int. 187 1725-1742, 2011.
  43. Bercovici, D., Mantle Convection, in Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics, H.K. Gupta, ed., Springer, pp.832-851, 2011.
  44. Jellinek, A.M. and D. Bercovici, Seismic tremors and magma wagging during explosive volcanism, Nature 470, 522-525, 2011.
  45. Rozel, A., Y. Ricard, and D. Bercovici, A thermodynamically self-consistent damage equation for grain size evolution during dynamic recrystallization, Geophys. J. Int. 184, 719-728, 2011.
  46. C.J. Wolfe, S.C. Solomon, G. Laske, J.A. Collins, R.S. Detrick, J.A. Orcutt, D. Bercovici, E.H. Hauri Mantle P-wave Velocity Structure beneath the Hawaiian Hotspot, Earth Planet Sci. Lett., 303, 267-280, 2011.
  47. Rudge, J., D. Bercovici and M. Spiegelman, Disequilibrium melting of a two phase multicomponent mantle, Geophys. J. Int., 184, 699-718, 2011.
  48. Bercovici, D. and C. Michaut, Two-phase dynamics of volcanic eruptions: Compaction, compression, and the conditions for choking, Geophys. J. Int., 182, 843-864, 2010.
  49. Olson, P., D. Bercovici, B. Buffett, R. Carlson, L. Flesch, J. Phipps Morgan, M. Roy D. Valencia, Grand Challenges in Geodynamics: Outstanding geodynamics problems and emerging research opportunities for the Earth Sciences, white paper prepared for the National Science Foundation, March 2010.
  50. Leahy, G. M., and D. Bercovici, Reactive infiltration of hydrous melt above the mantle transition zone, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B08406, doi:10.1029/2009JB006757, 2010.
  51. Pagani, M., D. Bercovici, J.S. Wettlaufer, and J.J. Park, Perspectives on Climate Change, Yale Daily News, December 10, 2009.
  52. Laske, G., J.A. Collins, C.J. Wolfe, S.C. Solomon, R.S. Detrick, J.A. Orcutt, D. Bercovici, and E.H. Hauri, Probing the Hawaiian Hotspot with New Broadband Ocean Bottom Instruments, Eos 90(41), pp362-363, Oct 13, 2009.
  53. C.J. Wolfe, S.C. Solomon, G. Laske, J.A. Collins, R.S. Detrick, J.A. Orcutt, D. Bercovici, E.H. Hauri Mantle Shear-wave Velocity Structure Beneath the Hawaiian Hotspot, Science, 326, 1388-1390, 2009.
  54. Landuyt, W., D. Bercovici, Formation and structure of lithospheric shear zones with damage. Phys. Earth Planet. Int.,175, 115-126, 2009.
  55. Michaut, C. and D. Bercovici, A model for the spreading and compaction of two-phase viscous gravity currents, J. Fluid Mech., 630 299-329, 2009.
  56. Michaut, C., D. Bercovici and R.S.J. Sparks, Ascent and compaction of gas-rich magma and the effects of hysteretic permeability, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 282, 258-267, 2009.
  57. Youngs, B.A.R. and D. Bercovici, Stability of a compressible hydrous melt layer above the transition zone, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 278, 78–86 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.11.024, 2009.
  58. Richard, G. and D. Bercovici, Water induced convection in the Earth’s mantle transition zone, J. Geophys. Res. 114, B01205, doi:10.1029/2008JB005734, 2009.
  59. Landuyt, W. and D. Bercovici, Variations in planetary convective via the effect of climate on damage, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 277, 29-37, 2009.
  60. Ricard, Y. and D. Bercovici, A continuum theory of grain size evolution and damage, J. Geophys. Res, 114, B01204, doi:10.1029/2007JB005491, 2009.
  61. Landuyt, W., D. Bercovici and Y. Ricard, Plate generation and two-phase damage theory in a model of mantle convection, Geophys. J. Int. 174, Number 3, September 2008 , pp. 1065-1080, 2008.
  62. Bercovici, D., editor, Treatise on Geophyiscs, vol 7, Mantle Dynamics; G. Schubert, editor in chief, Elsevier, New York, 2007.
  63. Bercovici, D. Mantle dynamics, Past, Present and Future: An Overview, in Treatise on Geophyiscs, vol. 7, Mantle Dynamics, D. Bercovici editor; G. Schubert, editor in chief, Elsevier, New York; Ch. 1 pp. 1-30, 2007.
  64. Leahy, G.M., and D. Bercovici, On the dynamics of a hydrous melt layer above the transition zone, J. Geophys. Res., 112, B07401, doi:10.1029/2006JB004631, 2007.
  65. Sramek, O., Y. Ricard and D. Bercovici, Simultaneous melting and compaction in deformable two-phase media, Geophys. J. Int., 168(3), 964-982, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03269.x, 2007.
  66. S. Karato, D. Bercovici, G. Leahy, G. Richard, Z. Jing, The transition zone water filter model for global material circulation: where do we stand? Earth’s Deep Water Cycle, AGU Monograph Series, 168, pp289-313, edited by S.D. Jacobsen and S. van der Lee, 2006.
  67. Richard, G., D. Bercovici and S.-i. Karato, Hydration of the mantle transition zone by subducting slabs, Earth Planet Sci. Lett. 251, 156–167, 2006.
  68. Hier-Majumder, S., Y. Ricard and D. Bercovici, Role of grain boundaries in magma migration and storage, Earth Planet Sci. Lett. 248, 735-749, 2006.
  69. Samuel, H. and D. Bercovici, Oscillating and stagnating plumes in the Earth’s lower mantle Earth Planet Sci. Lett. 248, 90-105, 2006.
  70. Bercovici, D. and S.-i. Karato, Mantle transition zone water filter, in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, pp193-196, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2005.
  71. Bercovici, D. and Y. Ricard, Tectonic plate generation and two-phase damage: void growth versus grainsize reduction, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B03401, doi:10.1029/2004JB003181, 2005.
  72. Leahy, G.M. and D. Bercovici, The influence of the transition-zone water filter on convective circulation in the mantle, Geophys. Res. Lett. 31, L23605, doi:10.1029/2004GL021206, 2004. 
  73. Bercovici, D. and S.-i. Karato, Whole mantle convection and the transition-zone water filter, Nature 425, 39-44, 2003a. 
  74. Ricard, Y. and D. Bercovici, Two-phase damage theory and crustal rock failure: the theoretical `void’ limit, and the prediction of experimental data, Geophysical J. Int. 155(3), 1057-1064, 2003.
  75. Auth, C., D. Bercovici and U. Christensen, Two-dimensional convection with self-lubricating, simple damage rheology, Geophys. J. Int. 154 783-800, 2003.
  76. Bercovici, D. and S.-i. Karato, Theoretical Analysis of Shear Localization in the Lithosphere, in Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry: Plastic Deformation of Minerals and Rocks, S.-i. Karato and H.-R. Wenk, eds, vol.51, ch.13, pp.387-420, Mineralogical Society of America, Washington DC, 2003b.
  77. Bercovici, D., The generation of plate tectonics from mantle convection, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., (Frontiers) 205, 107-121, 2003.
  78. Bercovici, D. and Y. Ricard, Energetics of a two-phase model of lithospheric damage, shear localization and plate boundary formation, Geophys. J. Int., 152, 581-596, 2003.
  79. Mistr, S.K. and D. Bercovici, A theoretical model of pattern formation in coral reefs, Ecosystems, 6, 61-74, 2003.
  80. D. Bercovici and G. Schubert, Schubert Receives the 2002 Harry H. Hess Medal, EOS, Trans. AGU, 84, no.9, p.80, 2003 (PDF)
  81. Bercovici, D., Y. Ricard and G. Schubert, A two-phase model for compaction and damage, 1. General theory, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 8887-8906, 2001.
  82. Ricard, Y. Bercovici, D., and G. Schubert, A two-phase model for compaction and damage, 2. Applications to compaction, deformation and and the role of interfacial surface tension, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 8907-8924, 2001.
  83. Bercovici, D., Y. Ricard and G. Schubert, A two-phase model for compaction and damage, 3. Applications to shear localization and plate boundary formation, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 8925-8940, 2001.
  84. Becker, J.M. and D. Bercovici, Pattern formation on the interface of a two-layer fluid: bi-viscous lower layer, Wave Motion, 34, 431-452, 2001.
  85. Hieronymus, C.F., and D. Bercovici, Focussing of eruptions by fracture wall erosion, Geophys. Res. Lett.,28, 1823-1826, 2001.
  86. Becker, J.M. and D. Bercovici, Long waves over a bi-viscous sea-bed: Transverse patterns, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 9, 1-8, 2001.
  87. Hieronymus, C.F., and D. Bercovici, A theoretical model of hotspot volcanism: Control on volcanic spacing and patterns via magma dynamics and lithospheric stresses, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 683-702, 2001b.
  88. Bercovici, D., Stopping the tectonic conveyor belt: Review of “Dynamic Earth: Plates, Plumes and Mantle Convection” by. G.F. Davies, Nature, 405, 396, 2000.
  89. Becker, J.M. and D. Bercovici, Permanent bedforms in a theoretical model of wave-sea-bed interactions, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 7, 31-35, 2000.
  90. Hieronymus, C.F., and D. Bercovici, Non-hotspot formation of volcanic chains: control of tectonic and flexural stresses on magma transport, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 181, 539-554, 2000.
  91. Bercovici, D., Y. Ricard, and M.A. Richards, The relation between mantle dynamics and plate tectonics: A primer, The History and Dynamics of Global Plate Motions, M.A. Richards, R. Gordon and R. Van der Hilst, editors, AGU Geophysical Monograph 21, pp 5-46, 2000.
  92. Hieronymus, C.F., and D. Bercovici, Discrete, alternating hotspot islands formed by the interaction of magma transport and lithospheric flexure, Nature 397, 604-607, 1999.
  93. Bercovici, D., Generation of plate tectonics from lithosphere-mantle flow and void-volatile self-lubrication, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 154, 139-151, 1998.
  94. Ratcliff, J.T., D. Bercovici, G. Schubert, and L. Kroenke Mantle plume heads and the initiation of plate-tectonic reorganizations, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 156, 195-207, 1998.
  95. Dumoulin, C., D. Bercovici, and P. Wessel, A continuous plate-tectonic model using geophysical data to estimate plate margin widths, with a seismicity based example, Geophys. J. Int. 133, 379-389, 1998.
  96. Wessel, P., and D. Bercovici, Interpolation with splines in tension: A Green’s function approach, Math. Geol. 30, 77-93, 1998.
  97. Bercovici, D. and A. Kelly, Nonlinear initiation of diapirs and plume heads, Phys. Earth Planet. Int. 101, 119-130, 1997.
  98. Bercovici, D., Review of Fluid Physics in Geology by D.J. Furbish, GSA Today, 7, no.11, p.24, November 1997.
  99. Kelly, A. and D. Bercovici, The clustering of rising diapirs and plume heads, Geophys. Res. Lett. 24, 201-204, 1997.
  100. Bercovici, D., “Macelwane Medal: Response”, Eos, Trans. AGU, 78, no. 10, pages 108 & 113, March 11, 1997.
  101. Bercovici, D., Plate generation in a simple model of lithosphere-mantle flow with dynamic self-lubrication, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 144, 41-51, 1996.
  102. Wessel, P., L. Kroenke, and D. Bercovici Pacific plate motions and undulations in geoid and bathymetry, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 140, 53-66, 1996.
  103. Bercovici, D. and J. Lin, A gravity-current model of cooling mantle plume-heads with temperature-dependent buoyancy and viscosity, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 3291-3309, 1996.
  104. Bercovici, D., The unpredictable Earth, Nature, 377, 272, (New Journal Review) 1995c.
  105. Bercovici, D., On the purpose of toroidal flow in a convecting mantle, Geophys. Res. Lett. 22, 3107-3110, 1995b.
  106. Bercovici, D., A source-sink model of the generation of plate tectonics from non-Newtonian mantle flow, J. Geophys. Res. 100, 2013-2030, 1995a.
  107. Bercovici, D. and J. Mahoney, Double flood basalts and plume head separation at the 660 kilometer discontinuity, Science 266, 1367-1369, 1994.
  108. Bercovici, D. and P. Wessel, A continuous kinematic model of plate tectonic motions, Geophys. J. Int. 119, 595-610, 1994.
  109. Wessel, P., D. Bercovici and L. Kroenke, The possible reflection of mantle discontinuities in Pacific geoid and bathymetry, Geophys. Res. Lett. 21, 1943-1946, 1994.
  110. Bercovici, D., A theoretical model of cooling viscous gravity currents with temperature-dependent viscosity, Geophys. Res. Lett. 21, 1177-1180, 1994.
  111. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert, and P.J. Tackley, On the penetration of the 660 km phase change by mantle downflows, Geophys. Res. Lett. 20, 2599-2602, 1993.
  112. Bercovici, D., A simple model of plate generation from mantle flow, Geophys. J. Int. 114, 635-650, 1993.
  113. Lozier, M.S. and D. Bercovici, Particle exchange in an unstable jet, J. Phys. Oceanography, 22, 1506-1516, 1992.
  114. Bercovici, D., H.J.B. Dick and T.P. Wagner, Nonlinear viscoelasticity and the formation of transverse ridges, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 14195-14206, 1992.
  115. Bercovici, D., Wave dynamics in mantle plume heads and hotspot swells, Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 1791-1794, 1992.
  116. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert and G. A. Glatzmaier, Three-dimensional, infinite Prandtl number, compressible convection in a basally heated spherical shell, J. Fluid Mech. 239, 683-719, 1992.
  117. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert and G.A. Glatzmaier, Modal growth and coupling in three-dimensional spherical convection, Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn. 61, 149-159, 1991.
  118. Olson, P. and D. Bercovici, On the equipartitioning of kinetic energy in plate tectonics, Geophys. Res. Lett. 18, 1751-1754, 1991.
  119. Glatzmaier, G.A., G. Schubert and D. Bercovici, Chaotic subduction-like downflows in a spherical model of convection in the Earth’s mantle, Nature, 347, 274-277, 1990.
  120. Schubert, G., D. Bercovici and G. A. Glatzmaier, Mantle dynamics in Mars and Venus: Influence of an immobile lithosphere on three-dimensional mantle convection, J. Geophys. Res. 95, 14105-14129, 1990.
  121. Bercovici, D., A Numerical Investigation of Thermal Convection in Highly Viscous Spherical Shells with Applications to Mantle Dynamics in the Earth and Other Terrestrial Planets, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles, 1989.
  122. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert and G. A. Glatzmaier, Influence of heating mode on three-dimensional mantle convection, Geophys. Res. Lett. 16, 617-620, 1989.
  123. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert and G. A. Glatzmaier, Three-dimensional, spherical models of convection in the Earth’s mantle, Science 244, 950-955, 1989.
  124. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert, G. A. Glatzmaier, and A. Zebib, Three-dimensional thermal convection in a spherical shell, J. Fluid Mech. 206, 75-104, 1989.
  125. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert, and A. Zebib, Geoid and topography for infinite Prandtl number convection in a spherical shell, J. Geophys. Res. 93, 6430-6436, 1988.
  126. Bercovici, D., and G. Schubert, Jovian seismology, Icarus 69, 557-565, 1987.
  127. Bercovici, D., G. Schubert and R. T. Reynolds, Phase transitions and convection in icy satellites, Geophys. Res. Lett. 13, 448-451, 1986.