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Energetics of the Earth /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academy of Sciences,
1980.
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| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Energetics of the Earth
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 Energy Sinks
- HEAT FLOW
- VOLCANIC HEAT
- METAMORPHIC HEAT
- STRAIN ENERGY; EARTHQUAKES
- POTENTIAL ENERGY; UPLIFT OF MOUNTAINS
- PLATE TECTONICS
- KINETIC ENERGY OF ROTATION
- SUMMARY
- 2 Energy Sources
- ORIGINAL HEAT
- GRAVITATIONAL ENERGY
- CORE FORMATION
- TIDAL FRICTION
- RADIOGENIC HEAT
- CRUSTAL HEAT VERSUS MANTLE HEAT
- SUMMARY
- 3 Temperatures Within the Earth
- THE UPPER MANTLE
- THE LOW-VELOCITY ZONE
- GEOTHERMS FROM NODULES IN KIMBERLITE
- THE MANTLE'S TRANSITION ZONESTHE LOWER MANTLE
- LAYER D
- LAYER D
- THE OUTER CORE
- COMPOSITION OF THE CORE
- TEMPERATURE FROM AN EQUATION OF STATE
- THE ADIABATIC GRADIENT
- THE TEMPERATURE AT THE INNER CORE�OUTER CORE BOUNDARY
- THE MELTING POINT OF IRON
- MELTING IN THE FE-S SYSTEM
- SUMMARY
- 4 Dynamics of the Core
- STABILITY OF THE CORE
- CAUSES FOR CONVECTION
- ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF THE GEOMAGNETIC DYNAMO
- EFFICIENCY OF A STEADY-STATE THERMAL DYNAMO
- AN IMPROVED ESTIMATE OF EFFICIENCY
- THE ENTROPY BALANCE EQUATION
- THE GRAVITATIONAL DYNAMOGRAVITATIONAL ENERGY
- VOLUMETRIC RELATIONS
- HEAT OUTPUT OF THE CORE
- 5 Core-Mantle Interactions
- EFFICIENCY OF THE MANTLE
- CONVECTION PATTERNS IN THE MANTLE
- CONVECTIVE PATTERN FOR DISTRIBUTED SOURCES OF HEAT
- HEAT FROM THE CORE
- ADDITIONAL FACTORS IN CONTROLLING THE FLOW
- TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- THE VON ZEIPEL INSTABILITY
- EFFECTS OF SURFACE PLATES
- EFFECTS OF PHASE TRANSITIONS IN THE MANTLE
- INFLUENCE OF THE CORE ON CONVECTION IN THE MANTLE
- INFLUENCE OF THE MANTLE ON CONVECTION IN THE CORESOME FINAL REMARKS
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index