Methodology of Curie discontinuity map development for regions with low thermal characteristics: An example from Israel

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 243, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 536-551

  Eppelbaum, Lev V ^a   Pilchin, Arkady N ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Universal Geoscience and Environment Consulting Company   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curie point depth; Gravitational field; Israel; Moho discontinuity; Rock magnetism

Indexed keywords

CURIE POINT DEPTH; GRAVITATIONAL FIELD; ISRAEL; MOHO DISCONTINUITY; ROCK MAGNETISM;

GRAVITATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; ROCKS; TEMPERATURE;

MAGNETITE;

CURIE POINT; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MOHO; THERMAL REGIME;

EID: 33644881084     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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