A paleolatitude approach to assessing surface temperature history for use in burial heating models

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 121-135

  Barker, Charles E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burial; Heating; Latitude; Paleolatitude; Surface; Temperature

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLOW THEORY; PALEOLATITUDE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

HEAT FLOW; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 0034076488     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(99)00057-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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