Potential mechanisms of pore-fluid movement from continental lithospheric mantle into upper continental crust

Journal of Central South University of Technology (English Edition)

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-88

  Zhao, Chong Bin ^a   Peng, Sheng Lin ^a   Liu, Liang Ming ^a   Hobbs, B E ^b   Ord, A ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continental crust; Heat and mass transport; Porosity wave; Underground pore fluid

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER;

CONTINENTAL CRUST; POROSITY WAVE; UNDERGROUND PORE-FLUID;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 40349095147     PISSN: 10059784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11771-008-0017-8     Document Type: Article

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