Heat flow and thickness of the lithosphere in the Canadian Shield

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 15269-15286

  Jaupart, C ^a   Mareschal, J C ^b   Guillou Frottier, L ^b,c,d   Davaille, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Bur Rech Geologiques et Minieres   (France)

^d BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLOW; HEAT PRODUCTION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE PROCESS;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD;

EID: 0032503906     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb01395     Document Type: Article

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