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This book, now in its second edition, offers a comprehensive and modern treatment on the background knowledge of heat transfer processes in the lithosphere. In the light of the success of the first edition, several chapters of the book have been revised and the book has been enriched with a new chapter on geothermal methods used for the inference of past climate changes. The book starts with a brief review of global tectonics and of the structure of the crust and upper mantle. Then the theory of heat conduction as well as the thermal properties and the methods for the determination of thermal conductivity and radiogenic heat are introduced. Subsequently the geothermal flow and the thermal state of the lithosphere and deep interior are analyzed. The formation, upwelling mechanisms, solidification and cooling of magmas, which can be a fundamental heat source in many geothermal systems, are reviewed. Analytical methods used for gaining information on heat and groundwater flow from the analyses of temperature depth data are also covered. Data and practical examples are supplied to facilitate the understanding of the different topics. The book is intended for Earth science graduate students and researchers.

Earth sciences. --- Renewable energy resources. --- Climate change. --- Geophysics. --- Hydrogeology. --- Renewable energy sources. --- Alternate energy sources. --- Green energy industries. --- Earth Sciences. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Geophysics and Environmental Physics. --- Renewable and Green Energy. --- Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts. --- Geothermal resources. --- Geodynamics. --- Dynamic geology --- Tectonophysics --- Geothermal energy --- Geothermal power --- Thermal waters --- Geophysics --- Natural resources --- Power resources --- Physical geography. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Alternate energy sources --- Alternative energy sources --- Energy sources, Renewable --- Sustainable energy sources --- Renewable natural resources --- Agriculture and energy --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Engineering --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Geography --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Geohydrology --- Geology --- Hydrology --- Groundwater --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Earth sciences --- Physics --- Environmental aspects --- Global environmental change

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After a brief review of global tectonics and the structure of the crust and upper mantle, the basic relations of conductive heat transport and the rock thermal properties are introduced as well as the various methods for measuring thermal conductivity and heat generation due to the decay of radioactive elements. The authors analyze geothermal flow and the thermal state of the lithosphere and deep interior and discuss the fundamental problems related to the formation, upwelling mechanisms, solidification and cooling of magmas. The text presents analytical methods that allow us to gain information on heat and groundwater flow from the analyses of temperature–depth data. It also provides ample data and examples to facilitate understanding of the different topics. This book is useful to researchers and graduate students interested in pure and applied geothermics.

Geophysics --- Geology. Earth sciences --- Relation between energy and economics --- Hydraulic energy --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Physical geography --- Geography --- hydrologie --- duurzame energie --- energie-economie --- hernieuwbare energie --- geografie --- grondwater --- fysische geografie --- geofysica --- hydraulica