Geophysics

  1. Geothermics
    1. Heat Sources in Earth
      1. Primordial Heat
        1. Accretional Heat
          1. Differentiation Heat
          2. Radiogenic Heat
            1. Radioactive Decay
              1. Heat Production Rates
                1. Distribution in Earth
              2. Heat Transfer Mechanisms
                1. Conduction
                  1. Fourier's Law
                    1. Thermal Diffusivity
                      1. Steady State Solutions
                      2. Convection
                        1. Natural Convection
                          1. Forced Convection
                            1. Mantle Convection
                            2. Advection
                              1. Fluid Flow Effects
                              2. Radiation
                                1. High Temperature Effects
                              3. Thermal Structure of Earth
                                1. Geothermal Gradient
                                  1. Continental Gradients
                                    1. Oceanic Gradients
                                      1. Variations with Tectonics
                                      2. Heat Flow
                                        1. Measurement Techniques
                                          1. Global Heat Flow Patterns
                                            1. Heat Flow Provinces
                                            2. Thermal Models
                                              1. Lithospheric Thermal Structure
                                                1. Mantle Temperature Profiles
                                                  1. Core Temperature
                                                2. Geothermal Systems
                                                  1. Hydrothermal Systems
                                                    1. Hot Springs
                                                      1. Geysers
                                                        1. Fumaroles
                                                        2. Geothermal Resources
                                                          1. High Temperature Systems
                                                            1. Low Temperature Systems
                                                              1. Enhanced Geothermal Systems
                                                              2. Exploration Methods
                                                                1. Temperature Surveys
                                                                  1. Geochemical Methods
                                                                    1. Geophysical Methods

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