Some like it hot: The temperature structure of the Earth

Thomas S. Duffy and Russell J. Hemley

Geophysical Laboratory and Center for High-Pressure Research,
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington D.C.

• Introduction
• Temperature of the Core
• Temperature Structure of the Mantle
  • Melting Curves of Lower Mantle Phases
  • Temperature Structure of the Lower Mantle
  • Lateral Temperature Variations
  • Temperature Structure of the Upper Mantle
• Temperatures in the Crust and Lithosphere
• Summary
• References