Table 1 Heat budget across the Earth’s deep interior. Model estimates are taken from Nakagawa and Tackley (2012); Observational constraints are taken from Jaupart et al. (2007). The heat production rate is indicated after excluding the heat production of the continental crust which is typically ~7 TW (see Jaupart et al. 2007). The cooling rate at the core-mantle boundary is represented as the convective cooling rate in the whole mantle

From: A coupled core-mantle evolution: review and future prospects