A parametric heat flow model in the spherical earth
In this paper, we model the temperature profile of the Earth with two heat sources: the first is the interior source, generally understood by geophysicists as the primary, if not only, source; the second is a source closer to the surface, explained herein. The model temperature profiles with our cho...
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doaj-a1ce7ca097204304a7e1ea7478df059e2020-11-24T22:00:43ZengElsevierSolid Earth Sciences2451-912X2019-09-0143125127A parametric heat flow model in the spherical earthFrederick Mayer0John Reitz1Mayer Applied Research Inc., 1417 Dicken Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA; Corresponding author.2260 Chaucer Ct., Ann Artbor, MI, 48103, USAIn this paper, we model the temperature profile of the Earth with two heat sources: the first is the interior source, generally understood by geophysicists as the primary, if not only, source; the second is a source closer to the surface, explained herein. The model temperature profiles with our chosen best-fit parameters are compared with data from the Preliminary Reference Earth Model (PREM) to examine the relative sizes of the two sources; the near-surface source is found to be much larger than the interior source. If correct, the near-surface source could explain a number of paradoxes involving the heat coming from the Earth that have until now not been resolved. Keywords: Earth's heat sources, Tresinoshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451912X19300133 |
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A parametric heat flow model in the spherical earth |
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In this paper, we model the temperature profile of the Earth with two heat sources: the first is the interior source, generally understood by geophysicists as the primary, if not only, source; the second is a source closer to the surface, explained herein. The model temperature profiles with our chosen best-fit parameters are compared with data from the Preliminary Reference Earth Model (PREM) to examine the relative sizes of the two sources; the near-surface source is found to be much larger than the interior source. If correct, the near-surface source could explain a number of paradoxes involving the heat coming from the Earth that have until now not been resolved. Keywords: Earth's heat sources, Tresinos |
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