Thermochemical convection in and beneath intracratonic basins: Onset and effects

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B11, 2000, Pages 25567-25585

  Schoofs, Stan ^a,c   Trompert, Ron A ^a,d   Hansen, Ulrich ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c GEODELFT   (Netherlands)

^d SARA Computing and Networking Services   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HEAT FLOW; INTRACRATONIC BASIN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 0034521138     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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