Deep-ocean temperature variations and implications for errors in seafloor heat flow determinations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Davis, Earl E ^a   Wang, Kelin ^a   Becker, Keir ^b   Thomson, Richard E ^c   Yashayaev, Igor ^d  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bottom water temperature; Deep ocean temperature; Geothermal gradient; Heat flow

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; HEAT FLOW; SEAFLOOR; TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0042473885     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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