Thermal regime of the NW shelf of the Gulf of Mexico Part B: Heat flow

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-146

  Husson, Laurent ^a,b   Le Pichon, Xavier ^a   Henry, Pierre ^a   Flotte, Nicolas ^a,c   Rangin, Claude ^a  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c AREVA NP   (France)

Author keywords

Blanketing effect; Erosion; Gulf of Mexico; Heat flow; Lithosphere thinning

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CRUSTAL THINNING; EROSION RATE; HEAT FLOW; SEDIMENTATION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; THERMAL REGIME; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 42549119521     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.179.2.139     Document Type: Article

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