New heat flow measurements in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Sea of Japan): Relationship to local BSR depth, and implications for regional heat flow distribution

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 595-603

  Kim, Young Gyun ^a   Lee, Sang Mook ^a   Matsubayashi, Osamu ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; HEAT FLOW DISTRIBUTION; HEAT FLOWS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; SEA FLOOR; SEA OF JAPAN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STUDY AREAS; ULLEUNG BASIN; WATER DEPTH;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; GAS HYDRATES; HEAT TRANSFER; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; RANGE FINDING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS;

FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OCEANIC CRUST; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER DEPTH;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 78349308889     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: 14321157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-010-0207-x     Document Type: Article

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