High mantle heat flow in a Precambrian granulite province: Evidence from southern India

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Ray, Labani ^a   Kumar, P Senthil ^a   Reddy, G K ^a   Roy, Sukanta ^a   Rao, G V ^a   Srinivasan, R ^a   Rao, R U M ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crustal temperature; Heat flow; Heat production; Mantle heat flow; Precambrian granulite province; South India

Indexed keywords

CRATON; HEAT FLOW; HEAT SOURCE; MANTLE;

INDIA;

EID: 17944391912     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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