Low heat flux and large variations of lithospheric thickness in the Canadian Shield

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Levy, F ^a   Jaupart, C ^a   Mareschal, J C ^b   Bienfait, G ^a   Limare, A ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; HEAT PRODUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; LATENT HEAT FLUX; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MINING; SEISMIC WAVE; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TRAVEL TIME;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; JAMES BAY;

EID: 77954372195     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006470     Document Type: Article

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