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Global Oceanic Heat Flow
RACHEL MUNDA & YEWEI ZHENG
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Objectives
1. Derive an equation for the local heat loss of the thermal boundary layer as a function of depth and age of the seafloor.
2. Identify the assumptions used for the equation.
3. Calculate an approximate total oceanic heat loss.
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Assumptions
1. Steady-state spreading 2. No internal heat generation
3. No lateral heat flow
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Theory
Conservation of energy:
(1)
Thermal contraction:
(2)
Isostasy:
(3)
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Theory cont.
Taking the gradient of both sides of Eq.(3) and then the dot product with the plate velocity,
(4)
Combining with Eq.(1)
(5)
By neglecting lateral heat transport on the right side of Eq.(5) and integrating,
(6)
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Theory cont. Substituting Eq.(6) into Eq.(5),
(7)
The local fossil spreading velocity,
(8)
The final expression becomes:
(9)
Equation from Parsons & McKenzie (1978):
(10)
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Approach
• Collect depth and age data sets.
• Estimate basal heat flow (qb).
• Compute temperature-average values of heat capacity (Cp) and thermal expansion coefficient (α).
• Assume that the sediment correction is not necessary, because it is thin for young seafloor and independent from depth gradients.
• Calculate the scalar substance rate ( ).
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Approach cont.
Use the following values:
1. Basal heat flow qb= 38 mWm-2
2. Heat capacity Cp and thermal expansion coefficient α based on Doin and Fleitout (1996): Cp= 1124 J kg-1 °C-1 and α = 3.85✕10-5 °C-1
3. Densities: ρm= 3330 kg m-1 and ρw= 1025 kg mz-1
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Limitations – Near Ridge Axis
This approach fails to predict the heat flow at the ridges for two reasons:
1. The assumption of local isostasy is not valid, because ridge-axis topography is partly supported by dynamics and flexure.
2. The seafloor subsidence rate near the ridge axis (< 2 Ma) is anomalously low due to the rapid quenching of the crust by hydrothermal circulation.
Therefore we use the HSC model to estimate the heat loss for oceanic crust < 3 Ma.
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Surface heat flow Wei and Sandwell (2006) �
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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(Top) Comparison of a half-space cooling model and average seafloor depth. (Bottom) Heat flow using equation (9) (Wei and Sandwell, 2006). �
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Surface heat flow (Wei and Sandwell, 2006) �
Global Ocean Seafloor
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Global Ocean Seafloor
(Top) Comparison of a half-space cooling model and average seafloor depth. (Bottom) Heat flow using equation (9) (Wei and Sandwell, 2006). �
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Global Oceanic Heat Loss
Use half-space cooling (HSC) model to estimate the contribution of spreading ridge (0 ~ 3 Ma) on heat flow (5.1 TW) (Wei and Sandwell, 2006).
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Limitations - Heat Capacity & Thermal Expansion Coefficient
The temperature-averaged heat capacity has a rather narrow range between 1094 and 1124 Jkg-1°C-1, whereas the temperature-averaged thermal expansion coefficient has a much larger range between 2.9 and 4.2 × 10-5°C-1 (Wei and Sandwell, 2006).
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Conclusions
Wei and Sandwell (2006) �
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Conclusion cont.
Wei and Sandwell (2006) �
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References
Wei, M and Sandwell, D., “Estimate of heat flow of Cenozoic seafloor using global depth and age depth.” Tectonophysics, 2006. Parsons, B., McKenzie, D., “Mantle Convection and the Thermal Structure of the Plates,” Journal of Geophysical Research, 1978.
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