Present-day geothermal characteristics in South China

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1118-1126

  Yuan, Yu Song ^a   Ma, Yong Sheng ^b   Hu, Sheng Biao ^a   Guo, Tong Lou ^b   Fu, Xiao Yue ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Geothermal gradient; Heat flow; South China; Tectonothermal event

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKNESS; FAULT; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; PLATE BOUNDARY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE PLATFORM; YUNNAN;

EID: 33749412923     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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