Earth tides, global heat flow, and tectonics
January 1, 1970
The power of a heat engine ignited by tidal energy can account for geologically reasonable rates of average magma production and sea floor spreading. These rates control similarity of heat flux over continents and oceans because of an inverse relationship between respective depth intervals for mass transfer and consequent distributions of radiogenic heat production.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1970 |
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| Title | Earth tides, global heat flow, and tectonics |
| Authors | H. R. Shaw |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Science |
| Index ID | 70010067 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |