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Heat shielding effects in the Earth’s crust
- Source :
- Journal of Earth Science. 28:161-167
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Knowledge of heat flow and associated variations of temperature with depth is crucial for understanding how the Earth functions. Here, we demonstrate possible heat shielding effects that result from the occurrence of mafic intrusions/layers (granulitic rocks) within a dominantly granitic middle crust and/or ultramafic intrusions/layers (peridotitic rocks) within a dominantly granulitic lower crust; heat shielding is a familiar phenomenon in heat engineering and thermal metamaterials. Simple one-dimensional calculations suggest that heat shielding due to the intercalation of granitic, granulitic and peridotitic rocks will increase Moho temperatures substantially. This study may lead to a rethinking of numerous proposed lower crustal processes.
- Subjects :
- 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Geochemistry
Crust
010502 geochemistry & geophysics
01 natural sciences
Thermal conductivity
Ultramafic rock
Thermal
Heat shield
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Mafic
Geothermal gradient
Geology
Earth (classical element)
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1867111X and 1674487X
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Earth Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........32ec2f6ac2ed3065b95dcfa85141aeb8