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Comment on “Spherical harmonic analysis of Earth’s conductive heat flow” by V. M. Hamza, R. R. Cardoso and C. F. Ponte Neto

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  1. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1005, USA

    Henry N. Pollack

  2. Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA

    David S. Chapman

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Pollack, H.N., Chapman, D.S. Comment on “Spherical harmonic analysis of Earth’s conductive heat flow” by V. M. Hamza, R. R. Cardoso and C. F. Ponte Neto. Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 97, 227–231 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-007-0255-2

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