Geothermics : heat flow in the lithosphere /: heat flow in the lithosphere. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Vincenzo Pasquale, Massimo Verdoya, Paolo Chiozzi.
• Authors: Pasquale, Vincenzo; Verdoya, Massimo; Chiozzi, Paolo
• Contents: Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Contents; 1 Lithosphere Structure and Dynamics; Abstract; 1.1 Physical Model; 1.2 Discontinuities and Composition; 1.3 Global Tectonics; 1.4 Forces Acting on the Plates; References; 2 Heat Conduction and Thermophysical Parameters; Abstract; 2.1 Thermophysical Parameters; 2.1.1 Thermal Properties of Rocks; 2.1.2 Radiogenic Heat; 2.2 Heat Conduction Equation; 2.3 Thermal Conductivity Measurements; 2.3.1 Divided Bar; 2.3.2 Needle Probe; 2.3.3 Transient Divided Bar; 2.3.4 Data Compilation; 2.4 Estimates of Thermal Properties. 2.4.1 Mixing Models2.4.2 In Situ Thermal Properties; 2.5 Determination of Heat-Producing Elements; 2.5.1 Laboratory Techniques; 2.5.2 Secular Equilibrium; 2.5.3 Ground Spectrometry; 2.5.4 Background Radiation; 2.5.5 Alteration Processes; 2.5.6 Radioelement Concentrations and Heat Production; 2.6 Radiogenic Heat in Depth; References; 3 Thermal Structure; Abstract; 3.1 Ground Surface Temperature; 3.2 Geothermal Flow; 3.2.1 Heat Release; 3.2.2 Geothermal Flow Components; 3.2.3 Marginal Basins; 3.2.4 Thrust Sheets; 3.3 Temperature Distribution in the Lithosphere; 3.3.1 Continental Plate. 3.3.2 Oceanic Plate3.3.3 Ocean Floor Topography; 3.4 Thermal Structure of the Deeper Interior; References; 4 Temperature and Magmatic Processes; Abstract; 4.1 Melting Mechanisms; 4.1.1 Solidus Intersection; 4.1.2 Melting by Rifting; 4.1.3 A Case Study of Magmatic Underplating; 4.2 Rheological Behaviour; 4.2.1 Temperature and Viscosity; 4.2.2 Lava Flows; 4.3 Upwelling Mechanisms; 4.4 Solidification and Cooling; 4.4.1 Lava Lake; 4.4.2 Intrusive Igneous Bodies; 4.4.3 Lava Cover; References; 5 Heat in the Groundwater Flow; Abstract; 5.1 Background; 5.2 Heat Advection; 5.2.1 Vertical Flow. 5.2.2 Two-Dimensional Flow5.2.3 Péclet Number; 5.2.4 Application to Borehole Temperature Data; 5.2.5 Hydrothermal Systems; 5.3 Thermal Convection; 5.3.1 Rayleigh Number; 5.3.2 Deep Carbonate Reservoirs; References; 6 Subsurface Temperature and Climate Change Reconstruction; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Inversion of Borehole Temperature Data; 6.2.1 Thermal Data; 6.2.2 Ground Surface Temperature History; 6.2.3 Temperature Time Series; 6.3 Pre-observational Mean of Surface Air Temperature; 6.4 Forward Modelling; 6.4.1 Recent Temperature Variations. 6.4.2 Repeated Borehole Temperature MeasurementReferences; Index.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.1; Earth sciences; Geodynamics; Geothermal resources; Lithosphere; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Geodynamics; Geothermal resources; Lithosphere; Earth Sciences; Geophysics/Geodesy; Geophysics and Environmental Physics; Renewable and Green Energy; Hydrogeology; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Science -- Geophysics; Science -- Energy; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Geophysics; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; The environment; Physical geography; Renewable energy sources; Hydraulic engineering; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319520841; 3319520849
• Related ISBNs: 9783319520834; 3319025104; 3319025120; 3319025112; 3319520830
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 8, 2017).
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