On the existence of a geothermal anomaly in southern Portugal

Tectonophysics

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 123-134

  Correia, A ^a   Jones, F W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geothermics; Magnetotellurics; Portugal

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOTHERMAL ANOMALY; HEAT FLOW; MAGNETOTELLURIC SURVEY;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 0030881201     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00248-X     Document Type: Article

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