Thermal structure of the deep Lopra-1/1A borehole in the Faroe Islands

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 9, 2006, Pages 91-107

  Balling, Niels ^a   Breiner, Niels ^a   Waagstein, Regin ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Faroe Islands; Heat flow; Lopra 1 1A borehole; Temperature gradients; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

BASALT; BOREHOLE; HEAT FLOW; HYALOCLASTITE; LOGGING (GEOPHYSICS); TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL REGIME; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FAROE ISLANDS;

EID: 33748476259     PISSN: 16048156     EISSN: 19044666     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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