Volcanic processes: mechanisms in material transport
Auteur :
Dobran, Flavio
Éditeur :
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
ISBN :
9780306466250
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2001
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Nederlands
The inner core consists mostly of iron and its temperature is about 5000 kelvin, whereas the liquid outer core is turbulent, rotates faster than the mantle, consists primarily of iron, and is the source of the Earth's magnetic field.