Heat generation and transport in the Earth /

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"Heat provides the energy that drives almost all geological phenomena and sets the temperature at which these phenomena operate. This book explains the key physical principles of heat transport with simple physical arguments and scaling laws that allow quantitative evaluation of heat flux and c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jaupart, Claude
Otros Autores: Mareschal, Jean-Claude, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Terrestrial heat flow.
Thermal conductivity.
Geological Phenomena
Thermal Conductivity
Earth, Planet
Flux géothermique.
Conductivité thermique.
thermal conductivity.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Thermal conductivity
Planets > Internal structure
Terrestrial heat flow
Earth (Planet) > Internal structure.
Terre > Structure interne.
Earth (Planet)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Historical notes
  • Internal structure of the Earth
  • Basic equations
  • Heat conduction
  • Heat transport by convection
  • Thermal structure of the oceanic lithosphere
  • Thermal structure of the continental lithosphere
  • Global energy budget
  • Mantle convection
  • Thermal evolution of the Earth
  • Magmatic and volcanic systems
  • Environmental problems
  • New and old challenges.

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