New heat flow measurements in Oman and the thermal state of the Arabian Shield and Platform

Tectonophysics

Volumn 589, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-89

  Rolandone, Frédérique ^a   Lucazeau, Francis ^b   Leroy, Sylvie ^a   Mareschal, Jean Claude ^c   Jorand, Rachel ^d   Goutorbe, Bruno ^e   Bouquerel, Hélène ^b  

^a Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Afar plume; Arabian plate; Geotherms; Heat flow

Indexed keywords

AFAR PLUMES; ARABIAN PLATES; GEOTHERMS; LITHOSPHERIC THICKNESS; SEISMIC OBSERVATION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

HEAT FLUX;

ARABIAN PLATE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; HEAT FLOW; HEAT FLUX; HEAT PRODUCTION; PRECAMBRIAN; RIFTING; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

AFAR; ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF ADEN; INDIAN OCEAN; JORDAN; OMAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84875379306     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.12.034     Document Type: Article

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