Within the earth, heat moves predominantly by conduction through the lithosphere and the solid inner core. Heat is generally thought to be transferred by convection through most of the mantle as well as through the liquid outer core. The deeper thermal structure must be deduced by extrapolation, by inference from seismic observations.
Within the earth, heat moves predominantly by conduction through the lithosphere and the solid inner core. Heat is generally thought to be transferred by convection through most of the mantle as well as through the liquid outer core. The deeper thermal structure must be deduced by extrapolation, by inference from seismic observations.
Within the earth, heat moves predominantly by conduction through the lithosphere and the solid inner core. Heat is generally thought to be transferred by convection through most of the mantle as well as through the liquid outer core. The deeper thermal structure must be deduced by extrapolation, by inference from seismic observations.