Heat Shielding Effects in the Earth’s Crust

Yixian Xu; Lupei Zhu; Qinyan Wang; Yinhe Luo; Jianghai Xia

doi:10.1007/s12583-017-0744-6

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Yixian Xu, Lupei Zhu, Qinyan Wang, Yinhe Luo, Jianghai Xia. Heat Shielding Effects in the Earth’s Crust. Journal of Earth Science, 2017, 28(1): 161-167. doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0744-6

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Yixian Xu, Lupei Zhu, Qinyan Wang, Yinhe Luo, Jianghai Xia. Heat Shielding Effects in the Earth’s Crust. Journal of Earth Science, 2017, 28(1): 161-167. doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0744-6

Yixian Xu, Lupei Zhu, Qinyan Wang, Yinhe Luo, Jianghai Xia. Heat Shielding Effects in the Earth’s Crust. Journal of Earth Science, 2017, 28(1): 161-167. doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0744-6

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Yixian Xu, Lupei Zhu, Qinyan Wang, Yinhe Luo, Jianghai Xia. Heat Shielding Effects in the Earth’s Crust. Journal of Earth Science, 2017, 28(1): 161-167. doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0744-6

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Heat Shielding Effects in the Earth’s Crust

doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0744-6

Yixian Xu^1,2,3,
Lupei Zhu^3,4,
Qinyan Wang^{1,5
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Yinhe Luo^2,3,
Jianghai Xia^1,3

1.
Hubei Subsurface Multi-Scale Imaging Key Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
2.
School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
3.
State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
4.
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis University, St. Louis MO 63103, USA
5.
School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

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Yixian Xu: http://orcid-org/0000-0002-1864-2058

Qinyan Wang, http://orcid-org/0000-0002-4591-6616
Corresponding author: Qinyan Wang, qinyanwang@zju.edu.cn
Received Date: 20 Aug 2016
Accepted Date: 22 Oct 2016
Publish Date: 01 Feb 2017

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Knowledge of heat flow and associated variations of temperature with depth is crucial for understanding how the Earth functions. Here, we demonstrate possible heat shielding effects that result from the occurrence of mafic intrusions/layers (granulitic rocks) within a dominantly granitic middle crust and/or ultramafic intrusions/layers (peridotitic rocks) within a dominantly granulitic lower crust; heat shielding is a familiar phenomenon in heat engineering and thermal metamaterials. Simple one-dimensional calculations suggest that heat shielding due to the intercalation of granitic, granulitic and peridotitic rocks will increase Moho temperatures substantially. This study may lead to a rethinking of numerous proposed lower crustal processes.
- geotherm,
- crustal laminated structure,
- heat shielding,
- heat conductivity,
- peridotitic intrusions,
- North Tibet,
- magnetotelluric data

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