Heat flow measurements over bottom simulating reflectors, offshore southwestern Taiwan

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 845-869

  Shyu, Chuen Tien ^a   Chen, Yu Jhong ^b   Chiang, Shaye Tang ^a   Liu, Char Shine ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO LTD   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BGHS; BSR; Heat flow; Southwest Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ANTICLINE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GAS HYDRATE; HEAT FLOW; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; THRUST;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 33846909257     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2006.17.4.845(GH)     Document Type: Article

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