Present-day geothermal regime in Tarim basin, northwest China

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2752-2762

  Feng, Chang Ge ^a   Liu, Shao Wen ^a   Wang, Liang Shu ^a   Li, Cheng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Geothermal gradient; Geothermal regime; Tarim basin; Terrestrial heat flow; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; GAS FIELD; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OIL FIELD; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; ROCK PROPERTY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; UPLIFT;

CHINA; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 79953044359     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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