EARTH:INTRO.TO PHY.GEO.(LL)>CUSTOM PKG
EARTH:INTRO.TO PHY.GEO.(LL)>CUSTOM PKG
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ISBN: 9781323434635
Author: Tarbuck
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Chapter 12, Problem 10GST

a)

To determine

The average geothermal gradient in the first 4kilometers beneath the Yellowstone caldera, assuming the average surface temperature as 0C and temperature at 4kilometers as 400C .

b)

To determine

The depth at which the groundwater below the Yellowstone caldera is hot enough to boil and produce a geyser.

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