Terrestrial Heat Flow through Salt-Marsh Peat

Two measurements of the temperature gradient in salt-marsh peat made at an interval of 1/2 year permit the upward flow of heat to be estimated as 1.37 $\times $ 10$^{-6}$ cal cm$^{-2}$ sec$^{-1}$. This value corresponds closely to the average terrestrial heat flow, obtained in mines and wells.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1965-05, Vol.148 (3674), p.1219-1220
Main Author: Redfield, Alfred C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pressure
Heat transfer
Moisture content
Peat
Platinum
Rapid quenching
Room temperature
Sulfur
Temperature gradients
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Summary:Two measurements of the temperature gradient in salt-marsh peat made at an interval of 1/2 year permit the upward flow of heat to be estimated as 1.37 $\times $ 10$^{-6}$ cal cm$^{-2}$ sec$^{-1}$. This value corresponds closely to the average terrestrial heat flow, obtained in mines and wells.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.148.3674.1219