Borehole heat flow along the eastern flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, including effects of anisotropy and temperature dependence of sediment thermal conductivity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B6, 2000, Pages 13449-13456

  Pribnow, Dan F C ^a   Davis, Earl E ^b   Fisher, Andrew T ^c  

^a Geowissenschaftliche G   (Germany)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLOW; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034631229     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900005     Document Type: Article

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