On the regional variation of heat flow, geotherms, and lithospheric thickness

Henry N. Pollack; David S. Chapman

doi:10.1016/0040-1951(77)90215-3

journal article Mar 01, 1977

On the regional variation of heat flow, geotherms, and lithospheric thickness

Henry N. Pollack David S. Chapman

Tectonophysics Vol. 38 No. 3-4 pp. 279-296 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Mar 01, 1977
Vol/Issue: 38(3-4)
Pages: 279-296
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H

Henry N. Pollack

Department of Geological Sciences University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA

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David S. Chapman

Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112;

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Henry N. Pollack, David S. Chapman (1977). On the regional variation of heat flow, geotherms, and lithospheric thickness. Tectonophysics, 38(3-4), 279-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-1951(77)90215-3

On the regional variation of heat flow, geotherms, and lithospheric thickness

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