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( W.M.K. ) Earth , Heat Flow in Heat flow in the Earth is generally described as the
rate of heat conduction per unit time and per unit area to the Earth's surface .
Units in which heat flow is measured are small in terms of everyday experience :
the ...
( W.M.K. ) Earth , Heat Flow in Heat flow in the Earth is generally described as the
rate of heat conduction per unit time and per unit area to the Earth's surface .
Units in which heat flow is measured are small in terms of everyday experience :
the ...
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In order to determine the heat flow from the Earth , the thermal conductivity of the
rocks in an area of interest and the temperature gradient , or thermal gradient , in
this area must be measured . The thermal conductivity of a substance is a ...
In order to determine the heat flow from the Earth , the thermal conductivity of the
rocks in an area of interest and the temperature gradient , or thermal gradient , in
this area must be measured . The thermal conductivity of a substance is a ...
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The lack of any Earth's crust and upper mantle consist of six major significant
correlation between heat flow and gravity segments of plates that abut and
intersect on the surface . may be explained better by convection in the Earth's
Mountain ...
The lack of any Earth's crust and upper mantle consist of six major significant
correlation between heat flow and gravity segments of plates that abut and
intersect on the surface . may be explained better by convection in the Earth's
Mountain ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopædia Britannica Part 2, Volume 1 of The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, ISBN 085229400X, 9780852294000 |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopædia Britannica, 1983 |
| ISBN | 085229400X, 9780852294000 |
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