Radiogenic Heating of Earth

Overview

Radiogenic heating in Earth’s interior.

Date

09/12/18

Author

Rory Barnes

Modules

RadHeat

Approx. runtime

1 second

This example shows the power generated by radioactive elements in Earth’s interior as predicted by our nominal Earth model.

To run this example

python makeplot.py <pdf | png>

Expected output

examples/RadHeat.png

History of radiogenic power generation in Earth’s core, mantle, and crust, as well as by isotope.