Geothermal gradients in the baltic shield lithosphere

Acta Geophysica Polonica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 420-422

  Maj, Slawomir ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Baltic shield; Geothermics; Seismic thermal models

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033392743     PISSN: 00015725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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