Fluid convection observed from temperature logs in the karst formation of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 326-331

  Šafanda, Jan ^a   Heidinger, Philipp ^b   Wilhelm, Helmut ^b   Čermák, Vladimir ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluid convection; Impact structure Chicxulub; Karst formation; Temperature logging

Indexed keywords

EID: 28544435362     PISSN: 17422132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/2/4/S05     Document Type: Article

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