Geothermics : heat flow in the lithosphere

• Main Authors: Pasquale, Vincenzo (Author), Verdoya, Massimo (Author), Chiozzi, Paolo (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Edition: Second edition.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in earth sciences.
• Subjects: Geodynamics.; Geothermal resources.; Lithosphere.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319520841; 9783319520834
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book, now in its second edition, offers a comprehensive and modern treatment on the background knowledge of heat transfer processes in the lithosphere. In the light of the success of the first edition, several chapters of the book have been revised and the book has been enriched with a new chap...

Table of 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.