Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 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. Crust, mantle and core
- 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
- Plate section
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2014
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 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. Crust, mantle and core
- 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
- Plate section
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- Heat Generation and Transport in the Earth , pp. i - ivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010