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- Title
Assessing life's effects on the interior dynamics of planet Earth using non-equilibrium thermodynamics.
- Authors
Dyke, J. G.; Gans, F.; Kleidon, A.
- Abstract
The article presents a study on the impact of living organisms to the equilibrium of the interior dynamics of planet Earth considering the aspects of thermodynamics. It states that the study was conducted by following the principle of Maximum Entropy Production (MEP). It reveals that biologically-mediated processes affect mantle convection through depletion of temperature gradient. Moreover, it asserts that continental crust depletion is connected with recycling of ocean crust.
- Subjects
ORGANISMS; EARTH'S mantle; CONTINENTAL crust; ENTROPY; TEMPERATURE
- Publication
Earth System Dynamics Discussions, 2010, Vol 1, Issue 1, p191
- ISSN
2190-4995
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/esdd-1-191-2010