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Gurnis, M. (1989). A reassessment of the heat transport by variable viscosity convection with plates and lids. Geophysical Research Letters 16: doi: 10.1029/89GL00018. issn: 0094-8276. |
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The heat transport by a viscous fluid with temperature dependent viscosity has been studied numerically. As opposed to previous models, the top surface of the fluid clearly defines a tectonic plate with horizontally uniform velocity and subduction. Past studies failed to incorporate plates resulting in inefficient heat transport. With tectonic plates, the heat transport is as efficient as Rayleigh-Benard convection with constant viscosity; there is a strong buffering between internal temperature and heat loss. Past studies of parameterized convection which incorporated parameters indicative of a strong buffering between internal temperature and total heat output still provide the most physically plausible representation of the Earth's thermal evolution. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1989 |
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Keywords
Tectonophysics, Heat generation and transport, Tectonophysics, Rheology—general |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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