Dynamic Earth: Plates, Plumes and Mantle Convection

By G. Davies. 2000

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Constraints on thermochemical convection of the mantle from plume heat flux, plume excess temperature, and upper mantle temperature (2006, methodology): “Qcmb was estimated to be 2.4–3.5 TW on the basis of plume heat flux estimates [Davies, 1988, 1999; Sleep, 1990], as discussed earlier.”
Reconciling dynamic and seismic models of Earth's lower mantle: The dominant role of thermal heterogeneity (2012, background): “However, whether or not chemical heterogeneities play an additional role in governing the style and vigour of convection remains debated (e.g. Christensen and Hofmann, 1994; Tackley, 1998; Davies, 1999; Davaille, 1999; Tackley, 2002; McNamara and Zhong, 2005; Tan and Gurnis, All rights reserved.”
Radius and Structure Models of the First Super-Earth Planet (2006, background): “If we account for the concentration of heat sources in the crust (generating about 5-12TW (Davies 2001; Vacquier 1991; Taylor & McClennan 1998), we take 8TW), and assume a bulk silicate concentration of uranium, potassium and thorium, radioactive heat in the mantle accounts for ∼ 58% of the total he”