Harmonic hierarchy of mantle and lithospheric convective cycles: Time series analysis of hafnium isotopes of zircon

Hafnium isotopes of zircon represent a well-dated proxy for the evolution of magmatic systems through Earth history. Time series analysis on the hafnium isotopes of zircon reveals a hierarchy of statistically significant periodic signals spanning multiple orders of magnitude (106–109 year cycles). We attribute the hierarchy of cyclicity to organizing mechanisms of mantle and lithospheric convection at various time scales, ranging from short-term...