Anomalous heat flow regime in the western margin of the North American Craton, Canada

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-140

  Majorowicz, Jacek A ^a  

^a Northern Geothermal   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; HEAT FLOW; MANTLE UPFLOW;

CANADA;

EID: 0029769180     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-3707(95)00020-2     Document Type: Article

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