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Thermal History of the Earth.: I. The Formation of the Core

Tozer, D. C.·1965·Geophysical Journal International
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1965.tb02064.x
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As part of a discussion of thermal phenomena in the Earth when convection is taken into account, a study of core formation is made in order to ascertain whether the energy released in this process is significant at the present time. It is also a necessary preliminary to deciding whether mantle convection at the present time is thermal in origin. A new method is developed for computing the energy released by core formation, subject to certain restrictions on the changes of entropy in the Earth. Several models for the kinetics of core formation are discussed, none of which is wholly satisfactory. By considering observational evidence that indicates non-hydrostatic stresses in the Earth it is inferred that at the present time core formation is virtually complete and that the energy released by this process is hundreds of times less than the probable radioactive heat generation. From this we conclude that as a first approximation the present convection in the large scale Earth may be understood as the effect of thermally-generated buoyancy forces.

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  • Differentiation of Earth's crust generates negligible energy but matters because it moves radioactive elements near the surface and thereby affects thermal history.

    “In contrast to core formation, differentiation of the Earth's crust generates a negligible amount of energy (Tozer 1965), and is important only because it transports the radioactive elements close to the Earth's surface and in this way affects the thermal history.”

    From Speculations on the Thermal and Tectonic History of the Earth (2007) · cites this paper as Tozer 1965

  • Core formation from a chemically uniform Earth would raise Earth's temperature by about 2000°C.

    “Tozer (1965) and Birch (1965b) (corrected in Flasar & Birch 1973) estimated the gravitational energy released by core formation from a chemically uniform earth would raise its temperature by about 2000°C.”

    From Speculations on the Thermal and Tectonic History of the Earth (2007) · cites this paper as Tozer (1965)

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Research works printed but not linked: 6

  1. Bullard E. C., 1957, Kon. Ned. Geo. Mij. Genootschap, 18
  2. Jeffreys H., 1952, The Earth
  3. Munk W. H., 1960, The Rotation of the Earth
  4. Runcorn S. K., 1962, Continental Drift
  5. Urey H. C., 1952, The Planets
  6. Vening Meinesz F. A., 1962, Continental Drift

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Authors
Tozer, D. C.
Affiliations
Newcastle University (GB)
Corresponding author
Tozer, D. C.
Venue
Geophysical Journal International
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1965-02
Volume
9
Issue
2-3
Pages
95-112
ISSN
  • 0956-540X (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-246X
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-246x.1965.tb02064.x
OpenAlex
W2163479885
Cited by
68
References
8
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
FWCI
5.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Geophysical Journal International (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Astro and Planetary Science
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Keywords
Earth's thermal history, core formation, mantle convection, thermal convection, entropy change, radiogenic heat production, non-hydrostatic stress, buoyancy-driven convection

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