Energetics of the Earth /
Verhoogen, John, 1912-
Energetics of the Earth / John Verhoogen. - Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Sciences, 1980. - 1 online resource (vi, 139 pages) : illustrations
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-132).
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
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Earth temperature.
Géothermie.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geography.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geology.
Planets--Internal structure.
Earth temperature.
Earth (Planet)--Internal structure.
Terre--Structure interne.
Earth (Planet)
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
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Energetics of the Earth / John Verhoogen. - Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Sciences, 1980. - 1 online resource (vi, 139 pages) : illustrations
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-132).
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
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Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
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2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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0309571170 (electronic bk.) 9780309571173 (electronic bk.) (print) (print)
Title subscribed to via ProQuest Academic Complete
Earth temperature.
Géothermie.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geography.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geology.
Planets--Internal structure.
Earth temperature.
Earth (Planet)--Internal structure.
Terre--Structure interne.
Earth (Planet)
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
QE509 / .V45 1980eb
551.1/2