Geothermal structure in a seismoactive region of Central India

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 129-144

  Sharma, S R ^a   Rao, V K ^a   Mall, D M ^a   Gowd, T N ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Curie point depth; Earthquakes; Geothermal gradient; Pn velocity; Seismoactive region; Surface heat flow

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT FLOW; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 8744256602     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-2583-5     Document Type: Review

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