Towards a crustal thermal model for the Archaean Dharwar craton, southern India

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 9-11, 2003, Pages 361-373

  Roy, Sukanta ^a   Rao, R U M ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crustal temperature estimates; Dharwar craton; Heat flow; Heat production; Mantle heat flow; South India

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; ROCKS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GRANULITES;

STRATIGRAPHY;

CRATON; HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MOHO;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 0037928009     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-7065(03)00058-5     Document Type: Article

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