Three-dimensional flow in the Florida platform: Theoretical analysis of Kohout convection at its type locality

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 663-666

  Hughes, Joseph D ^a,c   Vacher, H L ^a   Sanford, Ward E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c DHI Water and Environment Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Boulder Zone; Dolomitization; Floridan aquifer system; Geothermal; Groundwater; Heat flow; Kohout convection

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER SYSTEM; DOLOMITIZATION; GEOTHERMAL HEAT FLOW;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CONVECTION; DOLOMITIZATION; GROUNDWATER; HEAT FLOW; SALINITY; SEAWATER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

STRAITS OF FLORIDA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 34547103982     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23374A.1     Document Type: Article

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