Correlation analysis of geothermal data in North America |
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| Authors: | J G Negj O P Pandey |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Theoretical Geophysics Group, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad 500007 (A.P.), India;2. Institute of Geophysics, Victoria University of Wellington, Private Bag, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Correlation studies of the geothermal parameters have been carried out for Michigan Basin and the results are interpreted with the help of observed relations between heat flow, geological age and crustal thickness for North America. Heat flow and geothermal gradient are found to decrease with thermal conductivity, while they are positively correlated with each other, supporting the earlier findings of Negi et al. (1974). It is noted that, to some extent, these associations can be explained with the help of variations in crustal thickness. |
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