Cooling of the Oceanic Lithosphere and Ocean Floor Topography
http://topex.ucsd.edu/geodynamics/07cooling.pdf

David T. Sandwell, University of California San Diego

This 16-page PDF from David Sandwell tackles the lithospheric cooling problem. The author uses math, maps and the fourier approach to explain heat conduction, mantle convection, thermal boundary layers and the subduction process.

This resource is referenced here:

• Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Mathematical and Statistical Models: Sea Floor Spreading Theory
• Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Mathematical and Statistical Models:Mathematical and Statistical Models Examples: Sea Floor Spreading I
• Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Mathematical and Statistical Models:Mathematical and Statistical Models Examples: Sea Floor Spreading I

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology, Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Topics: Solid Earth:Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology/Earthquakes/Seismic Reflection Profiling, Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity