3D thermal structure of the continental lithosphere beneath China and adjacent regions

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 697-704

  Sun, Yujun ^a   Dong, Shuwen ^a   Zhang, Huai ^b   Li, Han ^c   Shi, Yaolin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese continent; Finite element model; Heat flow; Temperature; Thermal structure of the continental lithosphere

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRATON; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT FLOW; LOWER CRUST; MOHO; NUMERICAL MODEL; P-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC ZONE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHY; UPPER MANTLE;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84872796358     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.11.020     Document Type: Article

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