Post-rift volcanism and high heat-flow at the ocean-continent transition of the eastern Gulf of Aden

Terra Nova

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-292

  Lucazeau, Francis ^a   Leroy, Sylvie ^b   Autin, Julia ^b   Bonneville, Alain ^a   Goutorbe, Bruno ^a   Watremez, Louise ^b   D'acremont, Elia ^b   Düsünur, Doga ^a   Rolandone, Frédérique ^b   Huchon, Philippe ^b   Bellahsen, Nicolas ^b   Tuchais, Patrick ^a  

^a Géosciences Marines Intitut de Physique du Globe de Paris ^*  (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLOW; MAGMA; MODELING; PERMEABILITY; RIFTING; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VOLCANISM; VOLCANOLOGY;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF ADEN; INDIAN OCEAN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 67849134959     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2009.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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