Heat Flow in the Arctic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Lachenbruch, Arthur H., Marshall, B. Vaughn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1969
• Subjects: Radionuclides; Alpha Cordillera; Arctic; Cape Simpson; Barrow; Ice; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66272

Defines heat flow as the flux at the earth's solid surface of heat conducted from the interior; the heat-flow-unit (hfu) is on the order of 1-millionth calorie through each sq cm of the surface/sec, which is enough to melt a 4-mm layer of ice over the earth's surface/yr. Earth heat origina...