High-resolution heat flow density in the lower Congo basin

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Lucazeau, Francis ^a   Brigaud, Frèdèric ^b   Bouroullec, Jean Luc ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b TOTAL   (France)

^c CSTJF   (France)

Author keywords

BSR; Heat flow density; Mantle heat flow; Oil exploration; Passive margin

Indexed keywords

EID: 72049114725     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GC000644     Document Type: Article

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