RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES, VOL. 16, ES6006, doi:10.2205/2016ES000589, 2016
Upper crust | Lower crust | Lithospheric upper | |
(i = 3) | (i = 1) | mantle (i =2) | |
Specific heat capacity ($c$, J/kg K) | $10^3$ | $10^3$ | $10^3$ |
Thermal conductivity ($\lambda$, W/m K) | 2; 2.5; 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Heat generation rate ($H$, $\mu$W/m$^3$) | 1.5; 2.0; 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.08 |
Density ($\rho$, kg/m$^3$) | 2750 | 3000 | 3300 |
Effective viscosity ($\mu$, Pa s) | – | $10^{22}$ | $10^{23}$ |
Layer thickness ($h$, km) | 20 | 20 | 80 |
Dip angle of fault zone | 15° |
Citation: Parphenuk O. I. (2016), Thermal regime and heat transfer during the evolution of continental collision structures, Russ. J. Earth Sci., 16, ES6006, doi:10.2205/2016ES000589.
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