Magma transport of heat on Io - A mechanism allowing a thick lithosphere

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Apr 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981georl...8..313o&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 8, Apr. 1981, p. 313-316.

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Advection, Heat Transfer, Io, Lithosphere, Magma, Orography, Planetary Surfaces, Silicates, Volcanoes, Jupiter, Satellites, Io, Magmas, Heat Transport, Lithosphere, Thickness, Heat Flow, Conduction, Topography, Data, Sulfur, Silicate, Models, Volcanoes, Observations

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Models indicate that the high heat flow from Io would result in a very thin (approximately 5 km) silicate lithosphere overlying a molten interior, if all heat was transported through the lithosphere via conduction. However, the presence of mountains with relief in excess of 10 km would seem to demand a thick lithosphere, at least locally. A significant fraction of Io's heat flow may be transported via advection through volcanoes. Advective heat transfer permits a thicker lithosphere than does pure conduction, possibly reconciling Io's high heat flow with the rugged topography.

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