Heat generation and transport in the Earth
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10442839 |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Credits; 1. Historical notes; 2. Internal structure of the Earth; 3. Basic equations; 4. Heat conduction; 5. Heat transport by convection; 6. Thermal structure of the oceanic lithosphere; 7. Thermal structure of the continental lithosphere; 8. Global energy budget; 9. Mantle convection; 10. Thermal evolution of the Earth; 11. Magmatic and volcanic systems; 12. Environmental problems; 13. New and old challenges; Appendix A. A primer on Fourier and Laplace transforms; Appendix B. Green's functions; Appendix C. About measurements; Appendix D. Physical properties; Appendix E. Heat production; List of symbols; References; Index.