The earth's core / J. A. Jacobs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobs, J. A. (John Arthur), 1916-2003.

Series:

International geophysics series ; v. 20.

International geophysics series ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inner planets.

Earth (Planet)--Core.

Earth (Planet).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Academic Press, 1975.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by m

Contents:

Front Cover; The Earth's Core; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. General Physical Properties of the Earth; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Travel-Time and Velocity-Depth Curves; 1.3 Free Oscillations of the Earth; 1.4 Variation of Density and Other Physical Properties within the Earth; 1.5 The Inverse Problem in Geophysics; 1.6 Models of the Earth's Deep Interior; 1.7 Viscosity of the Earth's Core; References; Chapter 2. The Origin of the Core; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Accretion Mechanism; 2.3 Heat Sources for an Earth Accreting Cold; 2.4 Time of Core Formation

2.5 Inhomogeneous Models of the Earth2.6 Variation of the Gravitational Constant G with Time; References; Chapter 3. The Thermal Regime of the Earth's Core; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Earth's Inner Core; 3.3 Melting-Point-Depth Curves; 3.4 Adiabatic Temperatures; 3.5 The Earth's Inner Core Reconsidered; 3.6 The Core and the Thermal History of the Earth; References; Chapter 4. The Earth's Magnetic Field; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Origin of the Earth's Magnetic Field; 4.3 The Homogeneous Dynamo Equations; 4.4 Mean Field Electrodynamics; 4.5 Reversals of the Earth's Magnetic Field

4.6 The Full Hydromagnetic Dynamo Problem4.7 Energetics of the Earth's Core; 4.8 Variations in the Length of the Day; 4.9 Wobble of the Earth's Axis of Rotation; 4.10 Topography of the Core-Mantle Boundary; References; Chapter 5. The Constitution of the Core; 5.1 Equations of State; 5.2 Ramsey's Hypothesis; 5.3 Bullen's (k, p) Hypothesis; 5.4 Bullen's Fe2O Hypothesis; 5.5 The Constitution of the Core; 5.6 The Possibility of Potassium in the Core; References; Chapter 6. The Cores of Other Planets; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Moon; 6.3 Mars; 6.4 Venus; 6.5 Mercury; References; Appendix A

Author IndexSubject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-52522-4

9786613837677

0-08-095455-3

OCLC:

813228246