Heat generation and transport in the Earth /

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 cooling...

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Main Author:	Jaupart, Claude
Other Authors:	Mareschal, Jean-Claude, 1945-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Terrestrial heat flow. Earth (Planet) > Internal structure.
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