Stratabound geothermal resources in North Dakota and South Dakota

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-192

  Gosnold Jr , William D ^a  

^a University of North Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental heat flow; Geothermal anomalies; Williston basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149132801     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1021689813375     Document Type: Article

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