Estimates of conductive heat flow through bottom-simulating reflectors on the Hikurangi and southwest Fiordland continental margins, New Zealand

Marine Geology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 209-220

  Townend, John ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Continental margin; Gas hydrates; Heat flow; Methane; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTOR; BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTORS; CONTINENTAL MARGINS; GAS HYDRATE; GAS HYDRATES; HEAT FLOW; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMIC SURVEYS;

NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC, FIORDLAND MARGIN; PACIFIC, HIKURANGI MARGIN;

EID: 0030708592     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(97)00073-X     Document Type: Article

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