This review focuses on the rapidly growing field of natural 238U/235U variability, largely
driven by the technical advances in the measurement of U isotope ratios by mass …

Conditions at the surface of the young (Hadean and early Archean) Earth were suitable for
the emergence and evolution of life. After an initial hot period, surface temperatures in the …

A global map of surface heat flow is presented on a 2°× 2° equal area grid. It is based on a
global heat flow data set of over 38,000 measurements. The map consists of three …

Seismic S-wave receiver functions (SRF) are a uniquely powerful tool for imaging velocity
discontinuities within the upper mantle. SRF data frequently contain negative phases at …

Presenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of
geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic …

The thermal evolution of magma oceans produced by collision with giant impactors late in
accretion is expected to depend on the composition and structure of the atmosphere through …

Lithophile Affinity for silicates Chalcophile Affinity for sulfur Siderophile Affinity for metals
BSE Bulk Silicate Earth refers to primitive silicate material in the Earth from which the core is …

Crustal metamorphism under extreme pressure-temperature conditions produces
characteristic ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) and ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) mineral …

Traditional inversion techniques applied to the problem of characterizing the thermal and
compositional structure of the upper mantle are not well suited to deal with the nonlinearity …

Heat flow and thermal structure of the lithosphere Page 233 5.1 5.2. 1 5.2. 2 5 Heat Flow and
Thermal Structure of the Lithosphere C. Jaupart, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Paris …