Heat provides the energy that drives almost all geological phenomena and sets the
temperature at which these phenomena operate. This book explains the key physical …

The lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary (LAB) represents the base of the Earth's
lithosphere, the rigid and relatively cool outer shell characterised by a conductive thermal …

Cratonic basins form within stable regions of the continental interior and initiate during
periods of break-up and dispersal of supercontinental assemblies, when the continental …

Surface wave tomography, heat flow, and crustal thickness measurements have
demonstrated that the thickness of the continental lithosphere varies by at least a factor of 2 …

Widely accepted basin forming mechanisms are limited to flexure of the lithosphere, and
lithospheric stretching followed by cooling and thermal subsidence. Neither of these …

Geothermal studies were conducted within the framework of Lithoprobe to systematically
document variations of heat flow and surface heat production in the major geological …