Paleo-heat flow evolution of the Tabei Uplift in Tarim Basin, northwest China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-66

  Li, Meijun ^a   Wang, Tieguan ^a   Chen, Jianfa ^a   He, Faqi ^b   Yun, Lu ^b   Akbar, Sadik ^b   Zhang, Weibiao ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Basin modeling; Paleo heat flow; Tarim Basin; Thermal regime; Vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

EROSION; HEAT FLOW; MODELING; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL REGIME; UPLIFT; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 70349243054     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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