Cooling of the Oceanic Lithosphere and Ocean Floor Topography
ftp://topex.ucsd.edu/pub/sandwell/geodynamics_notes/07_1_lithosphere_cooling.pdf

David T. Sandwell, University of California San Diego

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

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology, Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Theme: Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Plate Tectonics, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Geophysics, Structural Geology