Temperature Perturbations and their Effect on the Temperature Maxima and Minima in the Interior of the Earth

Citation

Lieber, Paul (1941) Temperature Perturbations and their Effect on the Temperature Maxima and Minima in the Interior of the Earth. Master's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5mym-a583. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02242025-221700862

Abstract

This thesis investigates the effect of temperature perturbations in the earth on the change of position of local temperature maxima and minima prevailing in the earth's interior. The final solutions (mathematical) give the position and the velocity of the point of maximum temperature as a function of time. The solutions indicate that for certain limits (discussed) the position of the point of maximum temperature and its velocity increase exponentially with time. A method of correlating the rate of energy transfer in a given direction with the velocity of the point of maximum temperature in that direction is outlined. Suggestions dealing with the application of these solutions to geological problems are given.

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