Modelling the variability of heat flow due to the random thermal conductivity of the crust

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 776-782

  Srivastava, Kirti ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Coefficient of variability; Error bounds; Gaussian; Heat flow; Stochastic modelling; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HEAT FLOW; MODELING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 15044343940     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02456.x     Document Type: Article

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