Impact of graben-parallel faults on hydrothermal convection-Rhine Graben case study

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 9-11, 2003, Pages 431-441

  Bachler D ^a   Kohl, T ^a   Rybach, L ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Convection in vertical fault systems; Geothermal anomalies; Landau geothermal anomaly; Numerical modelling; Rhine Graben

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; HEAT CONVECTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

FAULT ZONES;

TECTONICS;

CONVECTION; FAULT; HEAT FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EUROPE; RHINE GRABEN;

EID: 0037590170     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-7065(03)00063-9     Document Type: Article

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